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 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 225, Sha'ban | |||||
| 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 629, Sha'ban | 730, Sha'ban | 831, Sha'ban | 9Jan 1, Sha'ban |
102, Sha'ban | 113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 124Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 135Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 146Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 168, Sha'ban |
179, Sha'ban | 1810, Sha'ban | 1911, Sha'ban | 2012, Sha'ban | 2113, Sha'ban | 2214, Sha'ban | 2315, Sha'ban |
2416, Sha'ban | 2517, Sha'ban | 2618, Sha'ban | 2719, Sha'ban | 2820, Sha'ban | 2921, Sha'ban | 3022, 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
23 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 23 December 2060
Thursday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 December)
1
24 Dec
1
24 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 24 December 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 26 December 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Dec
5
28 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 28 December 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 3 January 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
3 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 3 January 2061
Monday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 January)
13•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 4 January 2061
Tuesday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 January)
14•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 5 January 2061
Wednesday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 January)
15•
eve
6 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 6 January 2061
Thursday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 January)
15
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 7 January 2061
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.