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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 228, Sha'ban | 329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 6Aug 1, Sha'ban | |
72, Sha'ban | 83, Sha'ban | 94, Sha'ban | 105, Sha'ban | 116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 127Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 138Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 149Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1611, Sha'ban | 1712, Sha'ban | 1813, Sha'ban | 1914, Sha'ban | 2015, Sha'ban |
2116, Sha'ban | 2217, Sha'ban | 2318, Sha'ban | 2419, Sha'ban | 2520, Sha'ban | 2621, Sha'ban | 2722, Sha'ban |
2823, Sha'ban | 2924, Sha'ban | 3025, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
26 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 26 July 2139
Sunday 26 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 July)
1
27 July
1
27 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 27 July 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
29 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 29 July 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
30 July
5
31 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 31 July 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 6 August 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
6 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 6 August 2139
Thursday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 August)
13•
eve
7 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 7 August 2139
Friday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 August)
14•
eve
8 Aug
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 8 August 2139
Saturday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 August)
15•
eve
9 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 9 August 2139
Sunday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 August)
15
10 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 10 August 2139
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.