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 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
224, Sha'ban | 325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 628, Sha'ban | 729, Sha'ban | 830, Sha'ban |
931, Sha'ban | 10Jan 1, Sha'ban | 112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 123Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 134Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 145Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
167, Sha'ban | 178, Sha'ban | 189, Sha'ban | 1910, Sha'ban | 2011, Sha'ban | 2112, Sha'ban | 2213, Sha'ban |
2314, Sha'ban | 2415, Sha'ban | 2516, Sha'ban | 2617, Sha'ban | 2718, Sha'ban | 2819, Sha'ban | 2920, Sha'ban |
3021, 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
22 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 22 December 1995
Friday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 December)
1
23 Dec
1
23 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 23 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
25 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 25 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
26 Dec
5
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 27 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
2 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 2 January 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 2 January 1996
Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)
13•
eve
3 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 3 January 1996
Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)
14•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 4 January 1996
Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)
15•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 5 January 1996
Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)
15
6 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 6 January 1996
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.