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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban | 824, Sha'ban |
925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
16Nov 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban | 227, Sha'ban |
238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban | 2914, Sha'ban |
3015, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
16 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 16 October 1936
Friday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 October)
1
17 Oct
1
17 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 17 October 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 19 October 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 Oct
5
21 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 21 October 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 27 October 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 27 October 1936
Tuesday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 October)
13•
eve
28 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 28 October 1936
Wednesday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 October)
14•
eve
29 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 29 October 1936
Thursday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 October)
15•
eve
30 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 30 October 1936
Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)
15
31 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 31 October 1936
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.