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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban | 824, Sha'ban | 925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Jan 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban |
205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban | 227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban |
2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban | 2914, Sha'ban | 3015, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
16 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 16 December 1963
Monday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 December)
1
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 17 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 19 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 Dec
5
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 21 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 27 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 27 December 1963
Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)
13•
eve
28 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 28 December 1963
Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)
14•
eve
29 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 29 December 1963
Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)
15•
eve
30 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 30 December 1963
Monday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 December)
15
31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 31 December 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 reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.