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 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 211, Sha'ban | 312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 615, Sha'ban | |
716, Sha'ban | 817, Sha'ban | 918, Sha'ban | 1019, Sha'ban | 1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1221Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1322Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1423Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1625, Sha'ban | 1726, Sha'ban | 1827, Sha'ban | 1928, Sha'ban | 2029, Sha'ban |
2130, Sha'ban | 2231, Sha'ban | 23Nov 1, Sha'ban | 242, Sha'ban | 253, Sha'ban | 264, Sha'ban | 275, Sha'ban |
286, Sha'ban | 297, Sha'ban | 308, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
9 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 9 October 1904
Sunday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 October)
1
10 Oct
1
10 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 10 October 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
12 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 12 October 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
13 Oct
5
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 14 October 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
20 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 20 October 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
20 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 20 October 1904
Thursday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 October)
13•
eve
21 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 21 October 1904
Friday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 October)
14•
eve
22 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 22 October 1904
Saturday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 October)
15•
eve
23 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 23 October 1904
Sunday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 October)
15
24 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 24 October 1904
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.