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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban |
813, Sha'ban | 914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban | 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban | 1823, Sha'ban | 1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban |
2227, Sha'ban | 2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban | 2530, Sha'ban | 2631, Sha'ban | 27Jun 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban |
293, Sha'ban | 304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 5 May 2114
Saturday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 May)
1
6 May
1
6 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 6 May 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 8 May 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 May
5
10 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 10 May 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 16 May 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 16 May 2114
Wednesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 May)
13•
eve
17 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 17 May 2114
Thursday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 May)
14•
eve
18 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 18 May 2114
Friday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 May)
15•
eve
19 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 19 May 2114
Saturday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 May)
15
20 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 20 May 2114
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.