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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | |||||
| 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Feb 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban |
107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban |
1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban |
2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 28 January 1960
Thursday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 January)
1
29 Jan
1
29 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 29 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
31 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 31 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Feb
5
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 2 February 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 8 February 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 8 February 1960
Monday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 February)
13•
eve
9 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 9 February 1960
Tuesday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 February)
14•
eve
10 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 10 February 1960
Wednesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 February)
15•
eve
11 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 11 February 1960
Thursday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 February)
15
12 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 12 February 1960
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.