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.
12 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 213, Sha'ban | 314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 617, Sha'ban | 718, Sha'ban |
819, Sha'ban | 920, Sha'ban | 1021, Sha'ban | 1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1223Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1324Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1425Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1627, Sha'ban | 1728, Sha'ban | 1829, Sha'ban | 1930, Sha'ban | 2031, Sha'ban | 21Jun 1, Sha'ban |
222, Sha'ban | 233, Sha'ban | 244, Sha'ban | 255, Sha'ban | 266, Sha'ban | 277, Sha'ban | 288, Sha'ban |
299, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
11 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 11 May 1918
Saturday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 May)
1
12 May
1
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 12 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
14 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 14 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
15 May
5
16 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 16 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 22 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
22 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 22 May 1918
Wednesday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 May)
13•
eve
23 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 23 May 1918
Thursday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 May)
14•
eve
24 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 24 May 1918
Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)
15•
eve
25 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 25 May 1918
Saturday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 May)
15
26 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 26 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.