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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban | 1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban | 1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban |
1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban | 2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban |
2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban | 28Oct 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
3 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 3 September 1940
Tuesday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 September)
1
4 Sept
1
4 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 4 September 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 6 September 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Sept
5
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 8 September 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 14 September 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 14 September 1940
Saturday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 September)
13•
eve
15 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 15 September 1940
Sunday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 September)
14•
eve
16 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 16 September 1940
Monday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 September)
15•
eve
17 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 17 September 1940
Tuesday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 September)
15
18 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 18 September 1940
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.