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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban |
| 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban |
1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban |
2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 29 August 1973
Wednesday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 August)
1
30 Aug
1
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 30 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 1 September 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 Sept
5
3 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 3 September 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 9 September 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 9 September 1973
Sunday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 September)
13•
eve
10 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 10 September 1973
Monday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 September)
14•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 11 September 1973
Tuesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 September)
15•
eve
12 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 12 September 1973
Wednesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 September)
15
13 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 13 September 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.