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 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 324, Shawwal | 425, Shawwal | 526, Shawwal | 627, Shawwal | 728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 930, Shawwal | 1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 11Jun 1, Shawwal | 122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 133, Shawwal | 144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
155, Shawwal | 166, Shawwal | 177, Shawwal | 188, Shawwal | 199, Shawwal | 2010, Shawwal | 2111, Shawwal |
2212, Shawwal | 2313, Shawwal | 2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2616, Shawwal | 2717, Shawwal | 2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2919Birth 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
22 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 22 May 2118
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
28 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 28 May 2118
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
29 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 29 May 2118
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
31 May
12
2 June
14
4 June
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 4 June 2118
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
14 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 14 June 2118
Tuesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 June)
25
15 June
28
18 June
29
19 June
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.