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 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | |||||
| 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | 711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban |
1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban |
1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban | 2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban |
2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban | 2630, Sha'ban | 2731, Sha'ban | 28Jan 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
4 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 4 December 2127
Thursday 4 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 December)
1
5 Dec
1
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 5 December 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 7 December 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Dec
5
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 9 December 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 15 December 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 15 December 2127
Monday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 December)
13•
eve
16 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 16 December 2127
Tuesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 December)
14•
eve
17 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 17 December 2127
Wednesday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 December)
15•
eve
18 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 18 December 2127
Thursday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 December)
15
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 19 December 2127
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.