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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban | 813, Sha'ban |
914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban | 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban | 1823, Sha'ban | 1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban | 2227, Sha'ban |
2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban | 2530, Sha'ban | 2631, Sha'ban | 27Sep 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban | 293, Sha'ban |
304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 5 August 1910
Friday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 August)
1
6 Aug
1
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 6 August 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 8 August 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 Aug
5
10 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 10 August 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 16 August 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 16 August 1910
Tuesday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 August)
13•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 17 August 1910
Wednesday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 August)
14•
eve
18 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 18 August 1910
Thursday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 August)
15•
eve
19 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 19 August 1910
Friday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 August)
15
20 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 20 August 1910
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 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.