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 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 211, Sha'ban | 312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 615, Sha'ban | 716, Sha'ban |
817, Sha'ban | 918, Sha'ban | 1019, Sha'ban | 1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1221Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1322Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1423Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1625, Sha'ban | 1726, Sha'ban | 1827, Sha'ban | 1928, Sha'ban | 2029, Sha'ban | 2130, Sha'ban |
22May 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban | 243, Sha'ban | 254, Sha'ban | 265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban | 287, Sha'ban |
298, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
9 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 9 April 1921
Saturday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 April)
1
10 Apr
1
10 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 10 April 1921
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
12 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 12 April 1921
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
13 Apr
5
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 14 April 1921
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
20 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 20 April 1921
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
20 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 20 April 1921
Wednesday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 April)
13•
eve
21 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 21 April 1921
Thursday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 April)
14•
eve
22 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 22 April 1921
Friday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 April)
15•
eve
23 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 23 April 1921
Saturday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 April)
15
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 24 April 1921
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.