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 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 2Feb 1, Sha'ban | |||||
| 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban | 87, Sha'ban | 98, Sha'ban |
109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1615, Sha'ban |
1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban | 1918, Sha'ban | 2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban | 2221, Sha'ban | 2322, Sha'ban |
2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban | 2625, Sha'ban | 2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban | 2928, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1•
eve
30 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 30 January 2025
Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)
1
31 Jan
1
31 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 31 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 2 February 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 Feb
5
4 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 4 February 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 10 February 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 10 February 2025
Monday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 February)
13•
eve
11 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 11 February 2025
Tuesday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 February)
14•
eve
12 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 12 February 2025
Wednesday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 February)
15•
eve
13 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 13 February 2025
Thursday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 February)
15
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 14 February 2025
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.