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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | |
77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban | 1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban |
2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban | 2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban |
2828, Sha'ban | 2929, Sha'ban | 3030, 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
30 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 30 November 1997
Sunday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 December)
1
1 Dec
1
1 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 1 December 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 3 December 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Dec
5
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 5 December 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 11 December 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 11 December 1997
Thursday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 December)
13•
eve
12 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 12 December 1997
Friday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 December)
14•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 13 December 1997
Saturday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 December)
15•
eve
14 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 14 December 1997
Sunday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 December)
15
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 15 December 1997
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.