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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban |
209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban |
2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 19 April 1920
Monday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 April)
1
20 Apr
1
20 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 20 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 22 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Apr
5
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 24 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 30 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 30 April 1920
Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)
13•
eve
1 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 1 May 1920
Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)
14•
eve
2 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 2 May 1920
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)
15•
eve
3 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 3 May 1920
Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)
15
4 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 4 May 1920
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.