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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | 725, Sha'ban |
826, Sha'ban | 927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban | 1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1230Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 13Dec 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban | 186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban | 208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban |
2210, Sha'ban | 2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban | 2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban | 2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban |
2917, Sha'ban | 3018, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
18 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 18 November 1933
Saturday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 November)
1
19 Nov
1
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 19 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 21 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Nov
5
23 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 23 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 29 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 29 November 1933
Wednesday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 November)
13•
eve
30 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 30 November 1933
Thursday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 December)
14•
eve
1 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 1 December 1933
Friday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 December)
15•
eve
2 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 2 December 1933
Saturday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 December)
15
3 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 3 December 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.