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 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 23, Sha'ban | 34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 67, Sha'ban | 78, Sha'ban |
89, Sha'ban | 910, Sha'ban | 1011, Sha'ban | 1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1213Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1314Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1415Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1617, Sha'ban | 1718, Sha'ban | 1819, Sha'ban | 1920, Sha'ban | 2021, Sha'ban | 2122, Sha'ban |
2223, Sha'ban | 2324, Sha'ban | 2425, Sha'ban | 2526, Sha'ban | 2627, Sha'ban | 2728, Sha'ban | 2829, Sha'ban |
2930, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
1 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 1 November 1902
Saturday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 November)
1
2 Nov
1
2 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 2 November 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
4 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 4 November 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
5 Nov
5
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 6 November 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
12 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 12 November 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
12 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 12 November 1902
Wednesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 November)
13•
eve
13 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 13 November 1902
Thursday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 November)
14•
eve
14 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 14 November 1902
Friday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 November)
15•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 15 November 1902
Saturday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 November)
15
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 16 November 1902
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.