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 12Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 213, Shawwal | 314, Shawwal | 415, Shawwal | 516, Shawwal | ||
617, Shawwal | 718Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 819Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 920, Shawwal | 1021Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1122, Shawwal | 1223Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1324, Shawwal | 1425Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1526, Shawwal | 1627, Shawwal | 1728, Shawwal | 1829, Shawwal | 1930, Shawwal |
20May 1, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 234, Shawwal | 245Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 256Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 267, Shawwal |
278, Shawwal | 289Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2910Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3011Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 12 April 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
18 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 18 April 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
19 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 19 April 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
21 Apr
12
23 Apr
14
25 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 25 April 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
5 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 5 May 2089
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)
25
6 May
28
9 May
29
10 May
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.