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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban |
| 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12Oct 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban |
187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban |
2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 19 September 1906
Wednesday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 September)
1
20 Sept
1
20 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 20 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 22 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Sept
5
24 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 24 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 30 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 30 September 1906
Sunday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 October)
13•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 1 October 1906
Monday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 October)
14•
eve
2 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 2 October 1906
Tuesday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 October)
15•
eve
3 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 3 October 1906
Wednesday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 October)
15
4 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 4 October 1906
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.