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 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 29, Sha'ban | 310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 613, Sha'ban | |
714, Sha'ban | 815, Sha'ban | 916, Sha'ban | 1017, Sha'ban | 1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1219Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1320Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1421Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1623, Sha'ban | 1724, Sha'ban | 1825, Sha'ban | 1926, Sha'ban | 2027, Sha'ban |
2128, Sha'ban | 2229, Sha'ban | 2330, Sha'ban | 2431, Sha'ban | 25Feb 1, Sha'ban | 262, Sha'ban | 273, Sha'ban |
284, Sha'ban | 295, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
7 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 7 January 1962
Sunday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 January)
1
8 Jan
1
8 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 8 January 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 10 January 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 Jan
5
12 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 12 January 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 18 January 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 18 January 1962
Thursday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 January)
13•
eve
19 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 19 January 1962
Friday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 January)
14•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 20 January 1962
Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)
15•
eve
21 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 21 January 1962
Sunday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 January)
15
22 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 22 January 1962
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.