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 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 26, Shawwal | 37, Shawwal | ||||
48, Shawwal | 59, Shawwal | 610, Shawwal | 711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 913, Shawwal | 1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1115, Shawwal | 1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1317, Shawwal | 1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1519, Shawwal | 1620, Shawwal | 1721, Shawwal |
1822, Shawwal | 1923, Shawwal | 2024, Shawwal | 2125, Shawwal | 2226, Shawwal | 2327, Shawwal | 2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2630, Shawwal | 27May 1, Shawwal | 282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 304Eve 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
5 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 5 April 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
11 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 11 April 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
12 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 12 April 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
14 Apr
12
16 Apr
14
18 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 18 April 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
28 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 28 April 2057
Saturday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 April)
25
29 Apr
28
2 May
29
3 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.