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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | |
79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban |
2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban | 2729, Sha'ban |
2830, Sha'ban | 2931, Sha'ban | 30Jun 1, 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
2 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 2 May 2049
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)
1
3 May
1
3 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 3 May 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 5 May 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 May
5
7 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 7 May 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 13 May 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 13 May 2049
Thursday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 May)
13•
eve
14 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 14 May 2049
Friday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 May)
14•
eve
15 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 15 May 2049
Saturday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 May)
15•
eve
16 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 16 May 2049
Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)
15
17 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 17 May 2049
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.