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 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
27, Shawwal | 38, Shawwal | 49, Shawwal | 510, Shawwal | 611, Shawwal | 712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
914, Shawwal | 1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1116, Shawwal | 1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1318, Shawwal | 1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1520, Shawwal |
1621, Shawwal | 1722, Shawwal | 1823, Shawwal | 1924, Shawwal | 2025, Shawwal | 2126, Shawwal | 2227, Shawwal |
2328, Shawwal | 2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2631, Shawwal | 27Jun 1, Shawwal | 282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 293Birth 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
6 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 6 May 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
12 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 12 May 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
13 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 13 May 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
15 May
12
17 May
14
19 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 19 May 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
29 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 29 May 2152
Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)
25
30 May
28
2 June
29
3 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.