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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban |
824, Sha'ban | 925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Jan 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban |
227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban |
2914, Sha'ban | 3015, 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
16 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 16 December 2028
Saturday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 December)
1
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 17 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 19 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 Dec
5
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 21 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 27 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 27 December 2028
Wednesday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 December)
13•
eve
28 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 28 December 2028
Thursday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 December)
14•
eve
29 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 29 December 2028
Friday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 December)
15•
eve
30 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 30 December 2028
Saturday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 December)
15
31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 31 December 2028
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.