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 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 | 7Dec 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 |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 24 November 1965
Wednesday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 November)
1
25 Nov
1
25 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 25 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 27 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 Nov
5
29 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 29 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 5 December 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
5 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 5 December 1965
Sunday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 December)
13•
eve
6 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 6 December 1965
Monday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 December)
14•
eve
7 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 7 December 1965
Tuesday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 December)
15•
eve
8 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 8 December 1965
Wednesday 8 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 December)
15
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 9 December 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.