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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
2Oct 1, Sha'ban | 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban | 87, Sha'ban |
98, Sha'ban | 109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1615, Sha'ban | 1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban | 1918, Sha'ban | 2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban | 2221, Sha'ban |
2322, Sha'ban | 2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban | 2625, Sha'ban | 2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban | 2928, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 29 September 1905
Friday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 September)
1
30 Sept
1
30 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 30 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 2 October 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 Oct
5
4 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 4 October 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 10 October 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 10 October 1905
Tuesday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 October)
13•
eve
11 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 11 October 1905
Wednesday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 October)
14•
eve
12 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 12 October 1905
Thursday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 October)
15•
eve
13 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 13 October 1905
Friday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 October)
15
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 14 October 1905
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.