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 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban | 11Oct 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban |
2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban |
2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban | 3020, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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
1•
eve
20 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 20 September 1971
Monday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 September)
1
21 Sept
1
21 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 21 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 23 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 Sept
5
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 25 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 1 October 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 1 October 1971
Friday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 October)
13•
eve
2 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 2 October 1971
Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)
14•
eve
3 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 3 October 1971
Sunday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 October)
15•
eve
4 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 4 October 1971
Monday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 October)
15
5 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 5 October 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.