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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban | 824, Sha'ban | 925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Jun 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban |
194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban | 227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban |
2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban | 2914, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
16 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 16 May 2113
Tuesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 May)
1
17 May
1
17 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 17 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 19 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 May
5
21 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 21 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 27 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 27 May 2113
Saturday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 May)
13•
eve
28 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 28 May 2113
Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)
14•
eve
29 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 29 May 2113
Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)
15•
eve
30 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 30 May 2113
Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 May)
15
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 31 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.