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 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 320, Shawwal | 421, Shawwal | 522, Shawwal | ||
623, Shawwal | 724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 926, Shawwal | 1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1128, Shawwal | 1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1330, Shawwal | 1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 15Jun 1, Shawwal | 162, Shawwal | 173, Shawwal | 184, Shawwal | 195, Shawwal |
206, Shawwal | 217, Shawwal | 228, Shawwal | 239, Shawwal | 2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2612, Shawwal |
2713, Shawwal | 2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2915Birth 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
18 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 18 May 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
24 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 24 May 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
25 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 25 May 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
27 May
12
29 May
14
31 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 31 May 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
10 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 10 June 2151
Thursday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 June)
25
11 June
28
14 June
29
15 June
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.