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 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 25, Shawwal | 36, Shawwal | 47, Shawwal | 58, Shawwal | 69, Shawwal | 710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 912, Shawwal | 1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1114, Shawwal | 1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1316, Shawwal | 1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1518, Shawwal | 1619, Shawwal | 1720, Shawwal | 1821, Shawwal | 1922, Shawwal | 2023, Shawwal | 2124, Shawwal |
2225, Shawwal | 2326, Shawwal | 2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2629, Shawwal | 2730, Shawwal | 2831Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 29Jun 1Birth 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
1
4 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 4 May 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
10 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 10 May 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
11 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 11 May 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
13 May
12
15 May
14
17 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 17 May 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
27 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 27 May 2087
Tuesday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 May)
25
28 May
28
31 May
29
1 June
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 days
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.