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 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | |||||
325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 9May 1, Shawwal |
| 102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 113, Shawwal | 124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 135, Shawwal | 146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 157, Shawwal | 168, Shawwal |
179, Shawwal | 1810, Shawwal | 1911, Shawwal | 2012, Shawwal | 2113, Shawwal | 2214, Shawwal | 2315, Shawwal |
| 2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2618, Shawwal | 2719, Shawwal | 2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2921Birth 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
23 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 23 April 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 29 April 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 30 April 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
2 May
12
4 May
14
6 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 6 May 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
16 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 16 May 2088
Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)
25
17 May
28
20 May
29
21 May
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.