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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 229, Sha'ban | 330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Dec 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | |
74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban |
2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban |
2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
27 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 27 November 2095
Sunday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 November)
1
28 Nov
1
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 28 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 30 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Dec
5
2 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 2 December 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 8 December 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 8 December 2095
Thursday 8 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 December)
13•
eve
9 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 9 December 2095
Friday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 December)
14•
eve
10 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 10 December 2095
Saturday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 December)
15•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 11 December 2095
Sunday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 December)
15
12 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 12 December 2095
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.