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 3Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 24, Shawwal | 35, Shawwal | ||||
46, Shawwal | 57, Shawwal | 68, Shawwal | 79Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 810Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 911, Shawwal | 1012Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1113, Shawwal | 1214Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1315, Shawwal | 1416Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1517, Shawwal | 1618, Shawwal | 1719, Shawwal |
1820, Shawwal | 1921, Shawwal | 2022, Shawwal | 2123, Shawwal | 2224, Shawwal | 2325, Shawwal | 2426Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2527Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2628, Shawwal | 2729, Shawwal | 2830Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 29May 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 302Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
3 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 3 April 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
9 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 9 April 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
10 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 10 April 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
12 Apr
12
14 Apr
14
16 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 16 April 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
26 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 26 April 2155
Saturday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 April)
25
27 Apr
28
30 Apr
29
1 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.