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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban |
2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban |
2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban | 2931, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
2 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 2 August 1943
Monday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 August)
1
3 Aug
1
3 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 3 August 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 5 August 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 Aug
5
7 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 7 August 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 13 August 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 13 August 1943
Friday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 August)
13•
eve
14 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 14 August 1943
Saturday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 August)
14•
eve
15 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 15 August 1943
Sunday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 August)
15•
eve
16 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 16 August 1943
Monday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 August)
15
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 17 August 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.