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 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 313, Shawwal | ||||
414, Shawwal | 515, Shawwal | 616, Shawwal | 717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 919, Shawwal | 1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1121, Shawwal | 1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1323, Shawwal | 1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1525, Shawwal | 1626, Shawwal | 1727, Shawwal |
1828, Shawwal | 1929, Shawwal | 2030, Shawwal | 2131, Shawwal | 22Jun 1, Shawwal | 232, Shawwal | 243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 265, Shawwal | 276, Shawwal | 287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 298Birth 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
11 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 11 May 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
17 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 17 May 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
18 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 18 May 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
20 May
12
22 May
14
24 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 24 May 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
3 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 3 June 2119
Saturday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 June)
25
4 June
28
7 June
29
8 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.