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 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 23, Sha'ban | |||||
| 34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 67, Sha'ban | 78, Sha'ban | 89, Sha'ban | 910, Sha'ban |
1011, Sha'ban | 1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1213Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1314Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1415Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1617, Sha'ban |
1718, Sha'ban | 1819, Sha'ban | 1920, Sha'ban | 2021, Sha'ban | 2122, Sha'ban | 2223, Sha'ban | 2324, Sha'ban |
2425, Sha'ban | 2526, Sha'ban | 2627, Sha'ban | 2728, Sha'ban | 2829, Sha'ban | 2930, Sha'ban | 3031, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 1 October 1970
Thursday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 October)
1
2 Oct
1
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 2 October 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
4 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 4 October 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
5 Oct
5
6 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 6 October 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
12 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 12 October 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
12 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 12 October 1970
Monday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 October)
13•
eve
13 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 13 October 1970
Tuesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 October)
14•
eve
14 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 14 October 1970
Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)
15•
eve
15 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 15 October 1970
Thursday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 October)
15
16 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 16 October 1970
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.