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 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
610, Sha'ban | 711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban | 1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban | 1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban |
2024, Sha'ban | 2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban | 2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban | 2630, Sha'ban |
2731, Sha'ban | 28Feb 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 4 January 1897
Monday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 January)
1
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 5 January 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 7 January 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Jan
5
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 9 January 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 15 January 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 15 January 1897
Friday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 January)
13•
eve
16 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 16 January 1897
Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)
14•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 17 January 1897
Sunday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 January)
15•
eve
18 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 18 January 1897
Monday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 January)
15
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 19 January 1897
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.