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 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
213, Sha'ban | 314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 617, Sha'ban | 718, Sha'ban | 819, Sha'ban |
920, Sha'ban | 1021, Sha'ban | 1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1223Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1324Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1425Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1627, Sha'ban | 1728, Sha'ban | 1829, Sha'ban | 1930, Sha'ban | 2031, Sha'ban | 21Feb 1, Sha'ban | 222, Sha'ban |
233, Sha'ban | 244, Sha'ban | 255, Sha'ban | 266, Sha'ban | 277, Sha'ban | 288, Sha'ban | 299, Sha'ban |
3010, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
11 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 11 January 1929
Friday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 January)
1
12 Jan
1
12 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 12 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
14 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 14 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
15 Jan
5
16 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 16 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
22 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 22 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
22 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 22 January 1929
Tuesday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 January)
13•
eve
23 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 23 January 1929
Wednesday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 January)
14•
eve
24 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 24 January 1929
Thursday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 January)
15•
eve
25 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 25 January 1929
Friday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 January)
15
26 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 26 January 1929
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.