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 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 215, Sha'ban | 316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
619, Sha'ban | 720, Sha'ban | 821, Sha'ban | 922, Sha'ban | 1023, Sha'ban | 1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1225Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1326Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1427Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1629, Sha'ban | 1730, Sha'ban | 18May 1, Sha'ban | 192, Sha'ban |
203, Sha'ban | 214, Sha'ban | 225, Sha'ban | 236, Sha'ban | 247, Sha'ban | 258, Sha'ban | 269, Sha'ban |
2710, Sha'ban | 2811, Sha'ban | 2912, Sha'ban | 3013, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 13 April 2116
Monday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 April)
1
14 Apr
1
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 14 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
16 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 16 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
17 Apr
5
18 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 18 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 24 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
24 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 24 April 2116
Friday 24 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 April)
13•
eve
25 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 25 April 2116
Saturday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 April)
14•
eve
26 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 26 April 2116
Sunday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 April)
15•
eve
27 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 27 April 2116
Monday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 April)
15
28 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 28 April 2116
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.