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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 223, Sha'ban | 324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 627, Sha'ban | 728, Sha'ban | 829, Sha'ban | 930, Sha'ban | 1031, Sha'ban |
| 11Nov 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban |
188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban |
2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 21 October 1903
Wednesday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 October)
1
22 Oct
1
22 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 22 October 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
24 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 24 October 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
25 Oct
5
26 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 26 October 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 1 November 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 1 November 1903
Sunday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 November)
13•
eve
2 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 2 November 1903
Monday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 November)
14•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 3 November 1903
Tuesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 November)
15•
eve
4 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 4 November 1903
Wednesday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 November)
15
5 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 5 November 1903
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.