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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban |
928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban |
2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 19 April 2148
Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)
1
20 Apr
1
20 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 20 April 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 22 April 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Apr
5
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 24 April 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 30 April 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 30 April 2148
Tuesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 May)
13•
eve
1 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 1 May 2148
Wednesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 May)
14•
eve
2 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 2 May 2148
Thursday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 May)
15•
eve
3 May
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 3 May 2148
Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)
15
4 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 4 May 2148
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.