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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 225, Sha'ban | 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 629, Sha'ban | 730, Sha'ban |
831, Sha'ban | 9Sep 1, Sha'ban | 102, Sha'ban | 113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 124Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 135Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 146Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 168, Sha'ban | 179, Sha'ban | 1810, Sha'ban | 1911, Sha'ban | 2012, Sha'ban | 2113, Sha'ban |
2214, Sha'ban | 2315, Sha'ban | 2416, Sha'ban | 2517, Sha'ban | 2618, Sha'ban | 2719, Sha'ban | 2820, Sha'ban |
2921, Sha'ban | 3022, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 23 August 1941
Saturday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 August)
1
24 Aug
1
24 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 24 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 26 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Aug
5
28 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 28 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
3 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 3 September 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
3 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 3 September 1941
Wednesday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 September)
13•
eve
4 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 4 September 1941
Thursday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 September)
14•
eve
5 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 5 September 1941
Friday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 September)
15•
eve
6 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 6 September 1941
Saturday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 September)
15
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 7 September 1941
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.