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 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 2Apr 1, Sha'ban | 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban | 87, Sha'ban | 98, Sha'ban | 109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1615, Sha'ban | 1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban | 1918, Sha'ban |
2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban | 2221, Sha'ban | 2322, Sha'ban | 2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban | 2625, Sha'ban |
2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban | 2928, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 30 March 1987
Monday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 March)
1
31 Mar
1
31 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 31 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 2 April 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 Apr
5
4 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 4 April 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 10 April 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 10 April 1987
Friday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 April)
13•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 11 April 1987
Saturday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 April)
14•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 12 April 1987
Sunday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 April)
15•
eve
13 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 13 April 1987
Monday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 April)
15
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 14 April 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.