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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | |
77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban | 1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban |
2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban | 2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban |
2828, Sha'ban | 2929, 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
31 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 31 March 2052
Sunday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 April)
1
1 Apr
1
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 1 April 2052
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 3 April 2052
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Apr
5
5 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 5 April 2052
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 11 April 2052
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 11 April 2052
Thursday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 April)
13•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 12 April 2052
Friday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 April)
14•
eve
13 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 13 April 2052
Saturday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 April)
15•
eve
14 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 14 April 2052
Sunday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 April)
15
15 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 15 April 2052
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.