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 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 28, Sha'ban | |||||
| 39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 612, Sha'ban | 713, Sha'ban | 814, Sha'ban | 915, Sha'ban |
1016, Sha'ban | 1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1218Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1319Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1420Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1622, Sha'ban |
1723, Sha'ban | 1824, Sha'ban | 1925, Sha'ban | 2026, Sha'ban | 2127, Sha'ban | 2228, Sha'ban | 2329, Sha'ban |
2430, Sha'ban | 2531, Sha'ban | 26Jan 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban | 283, Sha'ban | 294, 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
6 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 6 December 2029
Thursday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 December)
1
7 Dec
1
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 7 December 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 9 December 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
10 Dec
5
11 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 11 December 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 17 December 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
17 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 17 December 2029
Monday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 December)
13•
eve
18 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 18 December 2029
Tuesday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 December)
14•
eve
19 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 19 December 2029
Wednesday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 December)
15•
eve
20 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 20 December 2029
Thursday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 December)
15
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 21 December 2029
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.