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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 229, Sha'ban | |||||
| 330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 5Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 62, Sha'ban | 73, Sha'ban | 84, Sha'ban | 95, Sha'ban |
106, Sha'ban | 117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 128Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 139Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1410Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1612, Sha'ban |
1713, Sha'ban | 1814, Sha'ban | 1915, Sha'ban | 2016, Sha'ban | 2117, Sha'ban | 2218, Sha'ban | 2319, Sha'ban |
2420, Sha'ban | 2521, Sha'ban | 2622, Sha'ban | 2723, Sha'ban | 2824, Sha'ban | 2925, Sha'ban | 3026, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 27 August 1908
Thursday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 August)
1
28 Aug
1
28 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 28 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 30 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
31 Aug
5
1 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 1 September 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 7 September 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
7 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 7 September 1908
Monday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 September)
13•
eve
8 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 8 September 1908
Tuesday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 September)
14•
eve
9 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 9 September 1908
Wednesday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 September)
15•
eve
10 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 10 September 1908
Thursday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 September)
15
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 11 September 1908
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.