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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban |
2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban |
2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban | 2931, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 2 January 1995
Monday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 January)
1
3 Jan
1
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 3 January 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 5 January 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 Jan
5
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 7 January 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 13 January 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 13 January 1995
Friday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 January)
13•
eve
14 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 14 January 1995
Saturday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 January)
14•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 15 January 1995
Sunday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 January)
15•
eve
16 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 16 January 1995
Monday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 January)
15
17 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 17 January 1995
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.