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 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 210, Sha'ban | |||||
| 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 614, Sha'ban | 715, Sha'ban | 816, Sha'ban | 917, Sha'ban |
1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1624, Sha'ban |
1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban | 1927, Sha'ban | 2028, Sha'ban | 2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban | 23Dec 1, Sha'ban |
242, Sha'ban | 253, Sha'ban | 264, Sha'ban | 275, Sha'ban | 286, Sha'ban | 297, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
8 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 8 November 1934
Thursday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 November)
1
9 Nov
1
9 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 9 November 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 11 November 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Nov
5
13 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 13 November 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 19 November 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 19 November 1934
Monday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 November)
13•
eve
20 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 20 November 1934
Tuesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 November)
14•
eve
21 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 21 November 1934
Wednesday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 November)
15•
eve
22 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 22 November 1934
Thursday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 November)
15
23 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 23 November 1934
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.