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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 229, Sha'ban | |||||
| 330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 5Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 62, Sha'ban | 73, Sha'ban | 84, Sha'ban | 95, Sha'ban |
106, Sha'ban | 117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 128Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 139Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1410Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1612, Sha'ban |
1713, Sha'ban | 1814, Sha'ban | 1915, Sha'ban | 2016, Sha'ban | 2117, Sha'ban | 2218, Sha'ban | 2319, Sha'ban |
2420, Sha'ban | 2521, Sha'ban | 2622, Sha'ban | 2723, Sha'ban | 2824, Sha'ban | 2925, Sha'ban | 3026, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 27 December 1962
Thursday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 December)
1
28 Dec
1
28 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 28 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 30 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
31 Dec
5
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 1 January 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 7 January 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
7 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 7 January 1963
Monday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 January)
13•
eve
8 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 8 January 1963
Tuesday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 January)
14•
eve
9 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 9 January 1963
Wednesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 January)
15•
eve
10 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 10 January 1963
Thursday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 January)
15
11 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 11 January 1963
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.