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 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 219, Sha'ban | 320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 623, Sha'ban | 724, Sha'ban | 825, Sha'ban | 926, Sha'ban | 1027, Sha'ban | 1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1229Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1330Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1431Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 15Feb 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 162, Sha'ban | 173, Sha'ban | 184, Sha'ban |
195, Sha'ban | 206, Sha'ban | 217, Sha'ban | 228, Sha'ban | 239, Sha'ban | 2410, Sha'ban | 2511, Sha'ban |
2612, Sha'ban | 2713, Sha'ban | 2814, Sha'ban | 2915, Sha'ban | 3016, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 17 January 1961
Tuesday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 January)
1
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 18 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 20 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
21 Jan
5
22 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 22 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
28 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 28 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 28 January 1961
Saturday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 January)
13•
eve
29 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 29 January 1961
Sunday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 January)
14•
eve
30 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 30 January 1961
Monday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 January)
15•
eve
31 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 31 January 1961
Tuesday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 February)
15
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 1 February 1961
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.