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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | 77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban |
| 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban |
1818, Sha'ban | 1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban | 2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban |
2525, Sha'ban | 2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban | 2828, Sha'ban | 2929, Sha'ban | 3030, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
30 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 30 April 1919
Wednesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 May)
1
1 May
1
1 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 1 May 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 3 May 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 May
5
5 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 5 May 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 11 May 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 11 May 1919
Sunday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 May)
13•
eve
12 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 12 May 1919
Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)
14•
eve
13 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 13 May 1919
Tuesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 May)
15•
eve
14 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 14 May 1919
Wednesday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 May)
15
15 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 15 May 1919
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.