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 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 |
| 15Sep 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 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 17 August 2137
Saturday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 August)
1
18 Aug
1
18 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 18 August 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
20 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 20 August 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
21 Aug
5
22 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 22 August 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
28 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 28 August 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
28 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 28 August 2137
Wednesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 August)
13•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 29 August 2137
Thursday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 August)
14•
eve
30 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 30 August 2137
Friday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 August)
15•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 31 August 2137
Saturday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 September)
15
1 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 1 September 2137
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.