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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | |
77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban | 1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban |
2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban | 2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban |
2828, Sha'ban | 2929, Sha'ban | 3030, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
30 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 30 April 2147
Sunday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 May)
1
1 May
1
1 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 1 May 2147
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 3 May 2147
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 May
5
5 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 5 May 2147
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 11 May 2147
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 11 May 2147
Thursday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 May)
13•
eve
12 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 12 May 2147
Friday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 May)
14•
eve
13 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 13 May 2147
Saturday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 May)
15•
eve
14 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 14 May 2147
Sunday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 May)
15
15 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 15 May 2147
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.