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 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 210, Sha'ban | 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
614, Sha'ban | 715, Sha'ban | 816, Sha'ban | 917, Sha'ban | 1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1624, Sha'ban | 1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban | 1927, Sha'ban |
2028, Sha'ban | 2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban | 23Dec 1, Sha'ban | 242, Sha'ban | 253, Sha'ban | 264, Sha'ban |
275, Sha'ban | 286, Sha'ban | 297, Sha'ban | 308, 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
8 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 8 November 1999
Monday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 November)
1
9 Nov
1
9 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 9 November 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 11 November 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Nov
5
13 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 13 November 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 19 November 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 19 November 1999
Friday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 November)
13•
eve
20 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 20 November 1999
Saturday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 November)
14•
eve
21 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 21 November 1999
Sunday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 November)
15•
eve
22 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 22 November 1999
Monday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 November)
15
23 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 23 November 1999
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.