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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 4Aug 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban |
| 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban |
1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban |
2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, 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
28 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 28 July 1976
Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)
1
29 July
1
29 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 29 July 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
31 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 31 July 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Aug
5
2 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 2 August 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 8 August 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 8 August 1976
Sunday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 August)
13•
eve
9 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 9 August 1976
Monday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 August)
14•
eve
10 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 10 August 1976
Tuesday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 August)
15•
eve
11 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 11 August 1976
Wednesday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 August)
15
12 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 12 August 1976
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.