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 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 29, Sha'ban | 310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 613, Sha'ban | 714, Sha'ban |
815, Sha'ban | 916, Sha'ban | 1017, Sha'ban | 1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1219Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1320Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1421Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1623, Sha'ban | 1724, Sha'ban | 1825, Sha'ban | 1926, Sha'ban | 2027, Sha'ban | 2128, Sha'ban |
2229, Sha'ban | 2330, Sha'ban | 2431, Sha'ban | 25Jun 1, Sha'ban | 262, Sha'ban | 273, Sha'ban | 284, Sha'ban |
295, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1•
eve
7 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 7 May 2016
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)
1
8 May
1
8 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 8 May 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 10 May 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 May
5
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 12 May 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 18 May 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 18 May 2016
Wednesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 May)
13•
eve
19 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 19 May 2016
Thursday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 May)
14•
eve
20 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 20 May 2016
Friday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 May)
15•
eve
21 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 21 May 2016
Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)
15
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 22 May 2016
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.