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 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 28, Sha'ban | 39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 612, Sha'ban | 713, Sha'ban | 814, Sha'ban | 915, Sha'ban | 1016, Sha'ban |
| 1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1218Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1319Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1420Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1622, Sha'ban | 1723, Sha'ban |
1824, Sha'ban | 1925, Sha'ban | 2026, Sha'ban | 2127, Sha'ban | 2228, Sha'ban | 2329, Sha'ban | 2430, Sha'ban |
2531, Sha'ban | 26Sep 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban | 283, Sha'ban | 294, Sha'ban | 305, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
6 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 6 August 2138
Wednesday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 August)
1
7 Aug
1
7 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 7 August 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
9 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 9 August 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
10 Aug
5
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 11 August 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 17 August 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 17 August 2138
Sunday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 August)
13•
eve
18 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 18 August 2138
Monday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 August)
14•
eve
19 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 19 August 2138
Tuesday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 August)
15•
eve
20 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 20 August 2138
Wednesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 August)
15
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 21 August 2138
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.