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 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 216, Sha'ban | 317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 620, Sha'ban | |
721, Sha'ban | 822, Sha'ban | 923, Sha'ban | 1024, Sha'ban | 1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1226Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1327Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1428Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1630, Sha'ban | 1731, Sha'ban | 18Sep 1, Sha'ban | 192, Sha'ban | 203, Sha'ban |
214, Sha'ban | 225, Sha'ban | 236, Sha'ban | 247, Sha'ban | 258, Sha'ban | 269, Sha'ban | 2710, Sha'ban |
2811, Sha'ban | 2912, Sha'ban | 3013, 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
14 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 14 August 2072
Sunday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 August)
1
15 Aug
1
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 15 August 2072
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 17 August 2072
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
18 Aug
5
19 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 19 August 2072
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
25 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 25 August 2072
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 25 August 2072
Thursday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 August)
13•
eve
26 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 26 August 2072
Friday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 August)
14•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 27 August 2072
Saturday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 August)
15•
eve
28 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 28 August 2072
Sunday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 August)
15
29 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 29 August 2072
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.