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 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 219, Sha'ban | 320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
623, Sha'ban | 724, Sha'ban | 825, Sha'ban | 926, Sha'ban | 1027, Sha'ban | 1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1229Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1330Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1431Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 15Feb 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 162, Sha'ban | 173, Sha'ban | 184, Sha'ban | 195, Sha'ban |
206, Sha'ban | 217, Sha'ban | 228, Sha'ban | 239, Sha'ban | 2410, Sha'ban | 2511, Sha'ban | 2612, Sha'ban |
2713, Sha'ban | 2814, Sha'ban | 2915, Sha'ban | 3016, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 17 January 2124
Monday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 January)
1
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 18 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 20 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
21 Jan
5
22 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 22 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
28 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 28 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 28 January 2124
Friday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 January)
13•
eve
29 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 29 January 2124
Saturday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 January)
14•
eve
30 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 30 January 2124
Sunday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 31 January)
15•
eve
31 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 31 January 2124
Monday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 February)
15
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 1 February 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.