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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | |
75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban | 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban | 1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban |
2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban | 2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban |
2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban | 3028, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 29 March 2150
Sunday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 March)
1
30 Mar
1
30 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 30 March 2150
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 1 April 2150
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 Apr
5
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 3 April 2150
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 9 April 2150
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 9 April 2150
Thursday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 April)
13•
eve
10 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 10 April 2150
Friday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 April)
14•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 11 April 2150
Saturday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 April)
15•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 12 April 2150
Sunday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 April)
15
13 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 13 April 2150
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.