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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 212, Sha'ban | |||||
| 313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 616, Sha'ban | 717, Sha'ban | 818, Sha'ban | 919, Sha'ban |
1020, Sha'ban | 1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1222Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1323Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1424Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1626, Sha'ban |
1727, Sha'ban | 1828, Sha'ban | 1929, Sha'ban | 2030, Sha'ban | 21Oct 1, Sha'ban | 222, Sha'ban | 233, Sha'ban |
244, Sha'ban | 255, Sha'ban | 266, Sha'ban | 277, Sha'ban | 288, Sha'ban | 299, 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
10 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 10 September 2037
Thursday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 September)
1
11 Sept
1
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 11 September 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
13 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 13 September 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
14 Sept
5
15 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 15 September 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
21 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 21 September 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
21 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 21 September 2037
Monday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 September)
13•
eve
22 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 22 September 2037
Tuesday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 September)
14•
eve
23 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 23 September 2037
Wednesday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 September)
15•
eve
24 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 24 September 2037
Thursday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 September)
15
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 25 September 2037
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.