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 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 226, Shawwal | 327, Shawwal | 428, Shawwal | |||
529, Shawwal | 630, Shawwal | 7May 1Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 82Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 93, Shawwal | 104Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 115, Shawwal |
| 126Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 137, Shawwal | 148Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 159, Shawwal | 1610, Shawwal | 1711, Shawwal | 1812, Shawwal |
1913, Shawwal | 2014, Shawwal | 2115, Shawwal | 2216, Shawwal | 2317, Shawwal | 2418Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2519Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2620, Shawwal | 2721, Shawwal | 2822Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2923Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3024Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 25 April 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
1 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 1 May 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
2 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 2 May 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
4 May
12
6 May
14
8 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 8 May 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
18 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 18 May 2153
Friday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 May)
25
19 May
28
22 May
29
23 May
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.