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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | 77, Sha'ban |
88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban | 1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban | 2121, Sha'ban |
2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban | 2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban | 2828, Sha'ban |
2929, Sha'ban | 3030, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
31 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 31 July 2106
Saturday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 August)
1
1 Aug
1
1 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 1 August 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 3 August 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Aug
5
5 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 5 August 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 11 August 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 11 August 2106
Wednesday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 August)
13•
eve
12 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 12 August 2106
Thursday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 August)
14•
eve
13 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 13 August 2106
Friday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 August)
15•
eve
14 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 14 August 2106
Saturday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 August)
15
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 15 August 2106
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.