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 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
229, Sha'ban | 330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 5Nov 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 62, Sha'ban | 73, Sha'ban | 84, Sha'ban |
95, Sha'ban | 106, Sha'ban | 117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 128Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 139Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1410Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1612, Sha'ban | 1713, Sha'ban | 1814, Sha'ban | 1915, Sha'ban | 2016, Sha'ban | 2117, Sha'ban | 2218, Sha'ban |
2319, Sha'ban | 2420, Sha'ban | 2521, Sha'ban | 2622, Sha'ban | 2723, Sha'ban | 2824, Sha'ban | 2925, Sha'ban |
3026, 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
27 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 27 October 2000
Friday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 October)
1
28 Oct
1
28 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 28 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
30 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 30 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
31 Oct
5
1 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 1 November 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
7 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 7 November 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
7 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 7 November 2000
Tuesday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 November)
13•
eve
8 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 8 November 2000
Wednesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 November)
14•
eve
9 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 9 November 2000
Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)
15•
eve
10 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 10 November 2000
Friday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 November)
15
11 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 11 November 2000
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.