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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 223, Sha'ban | 324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 627, Sha'ban | |
728, Sha'ban | 829, Sha'ban | 930, Sha'ban | 1031, Sha'ban | 11Jan 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban |
2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban |
2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 21 December 1930
Sunday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 December)
1
22 Dec
1
22 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 22 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
24 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 24 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
25 Dec
5
26 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 26 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 1 January 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 1 January 1931
Thursday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 January)
13•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 2 January 1931
Friday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 January)
14•
eve
3 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 3 January 1931
Saturday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 January)
15•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 4 January 1931
Sunday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 January)
15
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 5 January 1931
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.