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 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 211, Sha'ban | 312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 615, Sha'ban | 716, Sha'ban | 817, Sha'ban | 918, Sha'ban | 1019, Sha'ban |
| 1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1221Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1322Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1423Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1625, Sha'ban | 1726, Sha'ban |
1827, Sha'ban | 1928, Sha'ban | 2029, Sha'ban | 2130, Sha'ban | 22May 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban | 243, Sha'ban |
254, Sha'ban | 265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban | 287, Sha'ban | 298, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
9 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 9 April 2149
Wednesday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 April)
1
10 Apr
1
10 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 10 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
12 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 12 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
13 Apr
5
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 14 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
20 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 20 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
20 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 20 April 2149
Sunday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 April)
13•
eve
21 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 21 April 2149
Monday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 April)
14•
eve
22 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 22 April 2149
Tuesday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 April)
15•
eve
23 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 23 April 2149
Wednesday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 April)
15
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 24 April 2149
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.