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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | |
711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban | 1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban | 1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban |
2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban | 2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban | 2630, Sha'ban | 2731, Sha'ban |
28Feb 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban | 303, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 4 January 2060
Sunday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 January)
1
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 5 January 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 7 January 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Jan
5
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 9 January 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 15 January 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 15 January 2060
Thursday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 January)
13•
eve
16 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 16 January 2060
Friday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 January)
14•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 17 January 2060
Saturday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 January)
15•
eve
18 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 18 January 2060
Sunday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 January)
15
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 19 January 2060
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.