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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | 77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban |
1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban | 2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban |
2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban | 2828, Sha'ban | 2929, Sha'ban | 3030, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 31 December 1929
Tuesday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 January)
1
1 Jan
1
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 1 January 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 3 January 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Jan
5
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 5 January 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 11 January 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 11 January 1930
Saturday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 January)
13•
eve
12 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 12 January 1930
Sunday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 January)
14•
eve
13 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 13 January 1930
Monday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 January)
15•
eve
14 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 14 January 1930
Tuesday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 January)
15
15 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 15 January 1930
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.