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 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
210, Sha'ban | 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 614, Sha'ban | 715, Sha'ban | 816Grand Jashn-e-Anwar-e-Shaban, Sha'ban |
917, Sha'ban | 1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1624, Sha'ban | 1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban | 1927, Sha'ban | 2028, Sha'ban | 2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban |
2331, Sha'ban | 24Feb 1, Sha'ban | 252, Sha'ban | 263, Sha'ban | 274, Sha'ban | 285, Sha'ban | 296, Sha'ban |
307, 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
8 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 8 January 2027
Friday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 January)
1
9 Jan
1
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 9 January 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 11 January 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Jan
5
13 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 13 January 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 19 January 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 19 January 2027
Tuesday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 January)
13•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 20 January 2027
Wednesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 January)
14•
eve
21 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 21 January 2027
Thursday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 January)
15•
eve
22 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 22 January 2027
Friday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 January)
At the Centre that day
- Jashn-e-Meelad-e-Imam-e-Zaman (aj) · time to be confirmed
15
23 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 23 January 2027
At the Centre that day
- Shab-e-Baraat · time to be confirmed
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.