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 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
210, Shawwal | 311, Shawwal | 412, Shawwal | 513, Shawwal | 614, Shawwal | 715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
917, Shawwal | 1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1119, Shawwal | 1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1321, Shawwal | 1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1523, Shawwal |
1624, Shawwal | 1725, Shawwal | 1826, Shawwal | 1927, Shawwal | 2028, Shawwal | 2129, Shawwal | 2230, Shawwal |
2331, Shawwal | 24Jun 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 263, Shawwal | 274, Shawwal | 285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- 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
9 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 9 May 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
15 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 15 May 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
16 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 16 May 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
18 May
12
20 May
14
22 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 22 May 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
1 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 1 June 2054
Monday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 June)
25
2 June
28
5 June
29
6 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.