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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban | 824, Sha'ban | 925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Sep 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban |
205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban | 227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban |
2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban | 2914, Sha'ban | 3015, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
16 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 16 August 1909
Monday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 August)
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 17 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 19 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 Aug
5
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 21 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 27 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 27 August 1909
Friday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 August)
13•
eve
28 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 28 August 1909
Saturday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 August)
14•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 29 August 1909
Sunday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 August)
15•
eve
30 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 30 August 1909
Monday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 August)
15
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 31 August 1909
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.