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 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 212, Sha'ban | |||||
| 313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 616, Sha'ban | 717, Sha'ban | 818, Sha'ban | 919, Sha'ban |
1020, Sha'ban | 1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1222Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1323Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1424Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1626, Sha'ban |
1727, Sha'ban | 1828, Sha'ban | 1929, Sha'ban | 2030, Sha'ban | 2131, Sha'ban | 22Jan 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban |
243, Sha'ban | 254, Sha'ban | 265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban | 287, Sha'ban | 298, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
10 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 10 December 1931
Thursday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 December)
1
11 Dec
1
11 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 11 December 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
13 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 13 December 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
14 Dec
5
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 15 December 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 21 December 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
21 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 21 December 1931
Monday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 December)
13•
eve
22 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 22 December 1931
Tuesday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 December)
14•
eve
23 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 23 December 1931
Wednesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 December)
15•
eve
24 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 24 December 1931
Thursday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 December)
15
25 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 25 December 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.