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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban | 813, Sha'ban | 914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban | 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban | 1823, Sha'ban |
1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban | 2227, Sha'ban | 2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban | 2530, Sha'ban |
2631, Sha'ban | 27Nov 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban | 293, Sha'ban | 304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 5 October 1937
Tuesday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 October)
1
6 Oct
1
6 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 6 October 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 8 October 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 Oct
5
10 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 10 October 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 16 October 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 16 October 1937
Saturday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 October)
13•
eve
17 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 17 October 1937
Sunday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 October)
14•
eve
18 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 18 October 1937
Monday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 October)
15•
eve
19 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 19 October 1937
Tuesday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 October)
15
20 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 20 October 1937
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.