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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
25, Sha'ban | 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban |
912, Sha'ban | 1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1619, Sha'ban | 1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban |
2326, Sha'ban | 2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban | 2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban | 28Dec 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 3 November 1967
Friday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 November)
1
4 Nov
1
4 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 4 November 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 6 November 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Nov
5
8 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 8 November 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 14 November 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 14 November 1967
Tuesday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 November)
13•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 15 November 1967
Wednesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 November)
14•
eve
16 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 16 November 1967
Thursday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 November)
15•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 17 November 1967
Friday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 November)
15
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 18 November 1967
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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.