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 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 215, Sha'ban | |||||
| 316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 619, Sha'ban | 720, Sha'ban | 821, Sha'ban | 922, Sha'ban |
1023, Sha'ban | 1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1225Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1326Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1427Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1629, Sha'ban |
1730, Sha'ban | 1831, Sha'ban | 19Sep 1, Sha'ban | 202, Sha'ban | 213, Sha'ban | 224, Sha'ban | 235, Sha'ban |
246, Sha'ban | 257, Sha'ban | 268, Sha'ban | 279, Sha'ban | 2810, Sha'ban | 2911, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 13 August 1942
Thursday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 August)
1
14 Aug
1
14 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 14 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
16 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 16 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
17 Aug
5
18 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 18 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
24 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 24 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
24 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 24 August 1942
Monday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 August)
13•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 25 August 1942
Tuesday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 August)
14•
eve
26 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 26 August 1942
Wednesday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 August)
15•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 27 August 1942
Thursday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 August)
15
28 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 28 August 1942
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.