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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 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 | 831, Sha'ban | 9Feb 1, Sha'ban | 102, Sha'ban | 113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 124Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 135Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 146Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 168, Sha'ban | 179, Sha'ban | 1810, Sha'ban | 1911, Sha'ban |
2012, Sha'ban | 2113, Sha'ban | 2214, Sha'ban | 2315, Sha'ban | 2416, Sha'ban | 2517, Sha'ban | 2618, Sha'ban |
2719, Sha'ban | 2820, Sha'ban | 2921, Sha'ban | 3022, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 23 January 1928
Monday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 January)
1
24 Jan
1
24 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 24 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 26 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Jan
5
28 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 28 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
3 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 3 February 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
3 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 3 February 1928
Friday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 February)
13•
eve
4 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 4 February 1928
Saturday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 February)
14•
eve
5 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 5 February 1928
Sunday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 February)
15•
eve
6 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 6 February 1928
Monday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 February)
15
7 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 7 February 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.