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 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
23, Sha'ban | 34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 67, Sha'ban | 78, Sha'ban | 89, Sha'ban |
910, Sha'ban | 1011, Sha'ban | 1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1213Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1314Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1415Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1617, Sha'ban | 1718, Sha'ban | 1819, Sha'ban | 1920, Sha'ban | 2021, Sha'ban | 2122, Sha'ban | 2223, Sha'ban |
2324, Sha'ban | 2425, Sha'ban | 2526, Sha'ban | 2627, Sha'ban | 2728, Sha'ban | 2829, Sha'ban | 2930, Sha'ban |
3031, 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
1 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 1 August 2008
Friday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 August)
1
2 Aug
1
2 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 2 August 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
4 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 4 August 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
5 Aug
5
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 6 August 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
12 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
12 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 12 August 2008
Tuesday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 August)
13•
eve
13 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 13 August 2008
Wednesday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 August)
14•
eve
14 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 14 August 2008
Thursday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 August)
15•
eve
15 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 15 August 2008
Friday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 August)
15
16 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 16 August 2008
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.