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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 2Dec 1, Sha'ban | 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban | 87, Sha'ban | 98, Sha'ban | 109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1615, Sha'ban | 1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban |
1918, Sha'ban | 2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban | 2221, Sha'ban | 2322, Sha'ban | 2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban |
2625, Sha'ban | 2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban | 2928, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 29 November 1932
Tuesday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 November)
1
30 Nov
1
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 30 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 2 December 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 Dec
5
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 4 December 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 10 December 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 10 December 1932
Saturday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 December)
13•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 11 December 1932
Sunday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 December)
14•
eve
12 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 12 December 1932
Monday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 December)
15•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 13 December 1932
Tuesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 December)
15
14 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 14 December 1932
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.