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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
223, Sha'ban | 324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 627, Sha'ban | 728, Sha'ban | 829, Sha'ban |
930, Sha'ban | 1031, Sha'ban | 11Aug 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban |
2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 21 July 1944
Friday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 July)
1
22 July
1
22 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 22 July 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
24 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 24 July 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
25 July
5
26 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 26 July 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 1 August 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 1 August 1944
Tuesday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 August)
13•
eve
2 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 2 August 1944
Wednesday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 August)
14•
eve
3 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 3 August 1944
Thursday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 August)
15•
eve
4 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 4 August 1944
Friday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 August)
15
5 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 5 August 1944
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.