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 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 216, Sha'ban | 317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 620, Sha'ban | 721, Sha'ban |
822, Sha'ban | 923, Sha'ban | 1024, Sha'ban | 1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1226Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1327Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1428Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1630, Sha'ban | 1731, Sha'ban | 18Jan 1, Sha'ban | 192, Sha'ban | 203, Sha'ban | 214, Sha'ban |
225, Sha'ban | 236, Sha'ban | 247, Sha'ban | 258, Sha'ban | 269, Sha'ban | 2710, Sha'ban | 2811, Sha'ban |
2912, Sha'ban | 3013, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
14 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 14 December 2126
Saturday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 December)
1
15 Dec
1
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 15 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 17 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
18 Dec
5
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 19 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
25 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 25 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
25 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 25 December 2126
Wednesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 December)
13•
eve
26 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 26 December 2126
Thursday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 December)
14•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 27 December 2126
Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)
15•
eve
28 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 28 December 2126
Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)
15
29 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 29 December 2126
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.