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 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Sep 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban |
1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban |
2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
28 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 28 August 2136
Tuesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 August)
1
29 Aug
1
29 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 29 August 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 31 August 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Sept
5
2 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 2 September 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 8 September 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 8 September 2136
Saturday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 September)
13•
eve
9 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 9 September 2136
Sunday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 September)
14•
eve
10 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 10 September 2136
Monday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 September)
15•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 11 September 2136
Tuesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 September)
15
12 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 12 September 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.