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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 330, Shawwal | 4May 1, Shawwal | |||
52, Shawwal | 63, Shawwal | 74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 96, Shawwal | 107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 118, Shawwal |
| 129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1310, Shawwal | 1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1512, Shawwal | 1613, Shawwal | 1714, Shawwal | 1815, Shawwal |
1916, Shawwal | 2017, Shawwal | 2118, Shawwal | 2219, Shawwal | 2320, Shawwal | 2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2623, Shawwal | 2724, Shawwal | 2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3027Eve 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
28 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 28 April 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
4 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 4 May 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
5 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 5 May 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
7 May
12
9 May
14
11 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 11 May 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
21 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 21 May 2055
Friday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 May)
25
22 May
28
25 May
29
26 May
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.