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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 214, Sha'ban | 315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 618, Sha'ban | 719, Sha'ban | 820, Sha'ban | 921, Sha'ban | 1022, Sha'ban | 1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1224Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1325Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1426Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1628, Sha'ban | 1729, Sha'ban | 1830, Sha'ban |
19Dec 1, Sha'ban | 202, Sha'ban | 213, Sha'ban | 224, Sha'ban | 235, Sha'ban | 246, Sha'ban | 257, Sha'ban |
268, Sha'ban | 279, Sha'ban | 2810, Sha'ban | 2911, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
12 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 12 November 1901
Tuesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 November)
1
13 Nov
1
13 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 13 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
15 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 15 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
16 Nov
5
17 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 17 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
23 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 23 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
23 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 23 November 1901
Saturday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 November)
13•
eve
24 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 24 November 1901
Sunday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 November)
14•
eve
25 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 25 November 1901
Monday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 November)
15•
eve
26 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 26 November 1901
Tuesday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 November)
15
27 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 27 November 1901
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 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.