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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban |
828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban | 1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12Sep 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban |
2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban |
2918, 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
20 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 20 August 2039
Saturday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 August)
1
21 Aug
1
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 21 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 23 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 Aug
5
25 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 25 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 31 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 31 August 2039
Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)
13•
eve
1 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 1 September 2039
Thursday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 September)
14•
eve
2 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 2 September 2039
Friday 2 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 September)
15•
eve
3 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 3 September 2039
Saturday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 September)
15
4 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 4 September 2039
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.