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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 226, Sha'ban | 327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 630, Sha'ban | 7Oct 1, Sha'ban |
82, Sha'ban | 93, Sha'ban | 104, Sha'ban | 115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 126Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 137Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 148Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1610, Sha'ban | 1711, Sha'ban | 1812, Sha'ban | 1913, Sha'ban | 2014, Sha'ban | 2115, Sha'ban |
2216, Sha'ban | 2317, Sha'ban | 2418, Sha'ban | 2519, Sha'ban | 2620, Sha'ban | 2721, Sha'ban | 2822, Sha'ban |
2923, Sha'ban | 3024, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 24 September 1938
Saturday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 September)
1
25 Sept
1
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 25 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 27 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 Sept
5
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 29 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
5 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 5 October 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 5 October 1938
Wednesday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 October)
13•
eve
6 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 6 October 1938
Thursday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 October)
14•
eve
7 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 7 October 1938
Friday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 October)
15•
eve
8 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 8 October 1938
Saturday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 October)
15
9 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 9 October 1938
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.