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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban |
| 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban |
1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban |
2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban | 3028, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 29 March 1922
Wednesday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 March)
1
30 Mar
1
30 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 30 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 1 April 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 Apr
5
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 3 April 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 9 April 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 9 April 1922
Sunday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 April)
13•
eve
10 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 10 April 1922
Monday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 April)
14•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 11 April 1922
Tuesday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 April)
15•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 12 April 1922
Wednesday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 April)
15
13 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 13 April 1922
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.