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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 217, Sha'ban | 318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 621, Sha'ban | 722, Sha'ban | 823, Sha'ban | 924, Sha'ban | 1025, Sha'ban |
| 1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1227Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1328Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1429Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1631, Sha'ban | 17Feb 1, Sha'ban |
182, Sha'ban | 193, Sha'ban | 204, Sha'ban | 215, Sha'ban | 226, Sha'ban | 237, Sha'ban | 248, Sha'ban |
259, Sha'ban | 2610, Sha'ban | 2711, Sha'ban | 2812, Sha'ban | 2913, Sha'ban | 3014, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 15 January 1896
Wednesday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 January)
1
16 Jan
1
16 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 16 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 18 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
19 Jan
5
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 20 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
26 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 26 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
26 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 26 January 1896
Sunday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 January)
13•
eve
27 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 27 January 1896
Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)
14•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 28 January 1896
Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 January)
15•
eve
29 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 29 January 1896
Wednesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 January)
15
30 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 30 January 1896
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.