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 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 | 12Feb 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 | 3019, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 20 January 2091
Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)
1
21 Jan
1
21 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 21 January 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 23 January 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 Jan
5
25 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 25 January 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
31 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 31 January 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
31 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 31 January 2091
Wednesday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 February)
13•
eve
1 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 1 February 2091
Thursday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 February)
14•
eve
2 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 2 February 2091
Friday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 February)
15•
eve
3 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 3 February 2091
Saturday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 February)
15
4 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 4 February 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 days
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.