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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban |
811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban | 1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban | 1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban |
2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban | 2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban | 2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban | 28May 1, Sha'ban |
292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
3 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 3 April 2117
Saturday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 April)
1
4 Apr
1
4 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 4 April 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 6 April 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Apr
5
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 8 April 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 14 April 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 14 April 2117
Wednesday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 April)
13•
eve
15 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 15 April 2117
Thursday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 April)
14•
eve
16 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 16 April 2117
Friday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 April)
15•
eve
17 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 17 April 2117
Saturday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 April)
15
18 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 18 April 2117
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.