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 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban | 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban | 1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban |
2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban | 2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban |
2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 29 December 2092
Monday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 December)
1
30 Dec
1
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 30 December 2092
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 1 January 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 Jan
5
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 3 January 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 9 January 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 9 January 2093
Friday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 January)
13•
eve
10 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 10 January 2093
Saturday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 January)
14•
eve
11 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 11 January 2093
Sunday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 January)
15•
eve
12 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 12 January 2093
Monday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 January)
15
13 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 13 January 2093
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.