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 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 28, Sha'ban | |||||
| 39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 612, Sha'ban | 713, Sha'ban | 814, Sha'ban | 915, Sha'ban |
1016, Sha'ban | 1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1218Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1319Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1420Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1622, Sha'ban |
1723, Sha'ban | 1824, Sha'ban | 1925, Sha'ban | 2026, Sha'ban | 2127, Sha'ban | 2228, Sha'ban | 2329, Sha'ban |
2430, Sha'ban | 25May 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
1•
eve
6 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 6 April 2084
Thursday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 April)
1
7 Apr
1
7 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 7 April 2084
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
9 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 9 April 2084
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
10 Apr
5
11 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 11 April 2084
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
17 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 17 April 2084
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
17 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 17 April 2084
Monday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 April)
13•
eve
18 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 18 April 2084
Tuesday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 April)
14•
eve
19 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 19 April 2084
Wednesday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 April)
15•
eve
20 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 20 April 2084
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)
15
21 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 21 April 2084
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.