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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | |
725, Sha'ban | 826, Sha'ban | 927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban | 1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1230Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1331Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 14Sep 1Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 163, Sha'ban | 174, Sha'ban | 185, Sha'ban | 196, Sha'ban | 207, Sha'ban |
218, Sha'ban | 229, Sha'ban | 2310, Sha'ban | 2411, Sha'ban | 2512, Sha'ban | 2613, Sha'ban | 2714, Sha'ban |
2815, Sha'ban | 2916, Sha'ban | 3017, 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
18 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 18 August 1974
Sunday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 August)
1
19 Aug
1
19 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 19 August 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 21 August 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Aug
5
23 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 23 August 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 29 August 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 29 August 1974
Thursday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 August)
13•
eve
30 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 30 August 1974
Friday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 August)
14•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 31 August 1974
Saturday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 September)
15•
eve
1 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 1 September 1974
Sunday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 September)
15
2 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 2 September 1974
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.