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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 210, Sha'ban | 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 614, Sha'ban | |
715, Sha'ban | 816, Sha'ban | 917, Sha'ban | 1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1624, Sha'ban | 1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban | 1927, Sha'ban | 2028, Sha'ban |
2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban | 23Oct 1, Sha'ban | 242, Sha'ban | 253, Sha'ban | 264, Sha'ban | 275, Sha'ban |
286, Sha'ban | 297, Sha'ban | 308, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
8 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 8 September 1907
Sunday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 September)
1
9 Sept
1
9 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 9 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 11 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Sept
5
13 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 13 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 19 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 19 September 1907
Thursday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 September)
13•
eve
20 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 20 September 1907
Friday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 September)
14•
eve
21 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 21 September 1907
Saturday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 September)
15•
eve
22 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 22 September 1907
Sunday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 September)
15
23 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 23 September 1907
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.