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 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 226, Sha'ban | |||||
| 327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 630, Sha'ban | 731, Sha'ban | 8Sep 1, Sha'ban | 92, Sha'ban |
103, Sha'ban | 114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 125Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 136Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 147Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 169, Sha'ban |
1710, Sha'ban | 1811, Sha'ban | 1912, Sha'ban | 2013, Sha'ban | 2114, Sha'ban | 2215, Sha'ban | 2316, Sha'ban |
2417, Sha'ban | 2518, Sha'ban | 2619, Sha'ban | 2720, Sha'ban | 2821, Sha'ban | 2922, Sha'ban | 3023, 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
24 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 24 August 2006
Thursday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 August)
1
25 Aug
1
25 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 25 August 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 27 August 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 Aug
5
29 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 29 August 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
4 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 4 September 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
4 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 4 September 2006
Monday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 September)
13•
eve
5 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 5 September 2006
Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)
14•
eve
6 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 6 September 2006
Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 September)
15•
eve
7 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 7 September 2006
Thursday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 September)
15
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 8 September 2006
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.