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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 216, Sha'ban | |||||
| 317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 620, Sha'ban | 721, Sha'ban | 822, Sha'ban | 923, Sha'ban |
1024, Sha'ban | 1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1226Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1327Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1428Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1630, Sha'ban |
17Oct 1, Sha'ban | 182, Sha'ban | 193, Sha'ban | 204, Sha'ban | 215, Sha'ban | 226, Sha'ban | 237, Sha'ban |
248, Sha'ban | 259, Sha'ban | 2610, Sha'ban | 2711, Sha'ban | 2812, Sha'ban | 2913, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
14 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 14 September 1939
Thursday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 September)
1
15 Sept
1
15 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 15 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
17 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 17 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
18 Sept
5
19 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 19 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 25 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
25 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 25 September 1939
Monday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 September)
13•
eve
26 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 26 September 1939
Tuesday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 September)
14•
eve
27 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 27 September 1939
Wednesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 September)
15•
eve
28 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 28 September 1939
Thursday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 September)
15
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 29 September 1939
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.