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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban |
827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1231Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 13Jan 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban | 186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban | 208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban |
2210, Sha'ban | 2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban | 2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban | 2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban |
2917, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 19 December 2093
Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)
1
20 Dec
1
20 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 20 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 22 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Dec
5
24 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 24 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 30 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 30 December 2093
Wednesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 December)
13•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 31 December 2093
Thursday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 January)
14•
eve
1 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 1 January 2094
Friday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 January)
15•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 2 January 2094
Saturday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 January)
15
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 3 January 2094
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.