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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
226, Sha'ban | 327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 630, Sha'ban | 731, Sha'ban | 8Jan 1, Sha'ban |
92, Sha'ban | 103, Sha'ban | 114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 125Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 136Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 147Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
169, Sha'ban | 1710, Sha'ban | 1811, Sha'ban | 1912, Sha'ban | 2013, Sha'ban | 2114, Sha'ban | 2215, Sha'ban |
2316, Sha'ban | 2417, Sha'ban | 2518, Sha'ban | 2619, Sha'ban | 2720, Sha'ban | 2821, Sha'ban | 2922, Sha'ban |
3023, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 24 December 1897
Friday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 December)
1
25 Dec
1
25 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 25 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 27 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 Dec
5
29 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 29 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
4 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 4 January 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 4 January 1898
Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 January)
13•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 5 January 1898
Wednesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 January)
14•
eve
6 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 6 January 1898
Thursday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 January)
15•
eve
7 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 7 January 1898
Friday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 January)
15
8 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 8 January 1898
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.