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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban | 813, Sha'ban |
914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban | 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban | 1823, Sha'ban | 1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban | 2227, Sha'ban |
2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban | 2530, Sha'ban | 2631, Sha'ban | 27Feb 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban | 293, Sha'ban |
304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 5 January 2125
Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)
1
6 Jan
1
6 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 6 January 2125
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 8 January 2125
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 Jan
5
10 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 10 January 2125
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 16 January 2125
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 16 January 2125
Tuesday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 January)
13•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 17 January 2125
Wednesday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 January)
14•
eve
18 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 18 January 2125
Thursday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 January)
15•
eve
19 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 19 January 2125
Friday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 January)
15
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 20 January 2125
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.