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 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 214, Sha'ban | 315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 618, Sha'ban | |
719, Sha'ban | 820, Sha'ban | 921, Sha'ban | 1022, Sha'ban | 1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1224Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1325Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1426Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1628, Sha'ban | 1729, Sha'ban | 1830, Sha'ban | 1931, Sha'ban | 20Nov 1, Sha'ban |
212, Sha'ban | 223, Sha'ban | 234, Sha'ban | 245, Sha'ban | 256, Sha'ban | 267, Sha'ban | 278, Sha'ban |
289, Sha'ban | 2910, Sha'ban | 3011, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
12 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 12 October 1969
Sunday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 October)
1
13 Oct
1
13 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 13 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
15 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 15 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
16 Oct
5
17 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 17 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
23 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 23 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
23 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 23 October 1969
Thursday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 October)
13•
eve
24 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 24 October 1969
Friday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 October)
14•
eve
25 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 25 October 1969
Saturday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 October)
15•
eve
26 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 26 October 1969
Sunday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 October)
15
27 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 27 October 1969
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.