The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 220, Shawwal | 321, Shawwal | 422, Shawwal | 523, Shawwal | 624, Shawwal | |
| 725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 927, Shawwal | 1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1129, Shawwal | 1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1331, Shawwal |
| 14Jun 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 152, Shawwal | 163, Shawwal | 174, Shawwal | 185, Shawwal | 196, Shawwal | 207, Shawwal |
218, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 2310, Shawwal | 2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2613, Shawwal | 2714, Shawwal |
| 2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2916Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3017Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
19 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 19 May 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
25 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 25 May 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
26 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 26 May 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
28 May
12
30 May
14
1 June
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 1 June 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
11 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 11 June 2053
Wednesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 June)
25
12 June
28
15 June
29
16 June
Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.