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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban |
810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban |
2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban | 2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban |
2931, 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
2 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 2 December 2062
Saturday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 December)
1
3 Dec
1
3 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 3 December 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 5 December 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 Dec
5
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 7 December 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 13 December 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 13 December 2062
Wednesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 December)
13•
eve
14 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 14 December 2062
Thursday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 December)
14•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 15 December 2062
Friday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 December)
15•
eve
16 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 16 December 2062
Saturday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 December)
15
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 17 December 2062
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.