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 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
220, Shawwal | 321, Shawwal | 422, Shawwal | 523, Shawwal | 624, Shawwal | 725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
927, Shawwal | 1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1129, Shawwal | 1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 13May 1, Shawwal | 142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 153, Shawwal |
164, Shawwal | 175, Shawwal | 186, Shawwal | 197, Shawwal | 208, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 2210, Shawwal |
2311, Shawwal | 2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2614, Shawwal | 2715, Shawwal | 2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2917Birth 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
19 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 19 April 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
25 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 25 April 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
26 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 26 April 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
28 Apr
12
30 Apr
14
2 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 2 May 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
12 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 12 May 2121
Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)
25
13 May
28
16 May
29
17 May
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.