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 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Nov 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban |
2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban |
2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
28 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 28 October 1935
Monday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 October)
1
29 Oct
1
29 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 29 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
31 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 31 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Nov
5
2 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 2 November 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 8 November 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 8 November 1935
Friday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 November)
13•
eve
9 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 9 November 1935
Saturday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 November)
14•
eve
10 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 10 November 1935
Sunday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 November)
15•
eve
11 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 11 November 1935
Monday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 November)
15
12 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 12 November 1935
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.