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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
225, Sha'ban | 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 629, Sha'ban | 730, Sha'ban | 8Dec 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 |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 23 November 1900
Friday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 November)
1
24 Nov
1
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 24 November 1900
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 26 November 1900
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Nov
5
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 28 November 1900
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 4 December 1900
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
4 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 4 December 1900
Tuesday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 December)
13•
eve
5 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 5 December 1900
Wednesday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 December)
14•
eve
6 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 6 December 1900
Thursday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 December)
15•
eve
7 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 7 December 1900
Friday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 December)
15
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 8 December 1900
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.