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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | |
710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban | 1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban | 1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban |
2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban | 2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban | 2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban |
2831, Sha'ban | 29Jan 1, Sha'ban | 302, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
3 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 3 December 1899
Sunday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 December)
1
4 Dec
1
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 4 December 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 6 December 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Dec
5
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 8 December 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 14 December 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 14 December 1899
Thursday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 December)
13•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 15 December 1899
Friday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 December)
14•
eve
16 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 16 December 1899
Saturday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 December)
15•
eve
17 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 17 December 1899
Sunday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 December)
15
18 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 18 December 1899
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.