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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | |||||
| 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban |
1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12Dec 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban |
176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban |
2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban | 3019, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
19 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 19 November 1998
Thursday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 November)
1
20 Nov
1
20 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 20 November 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 22 November 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Nov
5
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 24 November 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 30 November 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 30 November 1998
Monday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 December)
13•
eve
1 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 1 December 1998
Tuesday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 December)
14•
eve
2 Dec
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 2 December 1998
Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)
15•
eve
3 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 3 December 1998
Thursday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 December)
15
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 4 December 1998
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.