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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | 77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban |
1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban | 2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban |
2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban | 2828, Sha'ban | 2929, 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
31 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 31 August 2038
Tuesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 September)
1
1 Sept
1
1 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 1 September 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 3 September 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Sept
5
5 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 5 September 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 11 September 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 11 September 2038
Saturday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 September)
13•
eve
12 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 12 September 2038
Sunday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 September)
14•
eve
13 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 13 September 2038
Monday 13 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 September)
15•
eve
14 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 14 September 2038
Tuesday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 September)
15
15 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 15 September 2038
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.