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 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 28, Sha'ban | 39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 612, Sha'ban | |
713, Sha'ban | 814, Sha'ban | 915, Sha'ban | 1016, Sha'ban | 1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1218Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1319Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1420Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1622, Sha'ban | 1723, Sha'ban | 1824, Sha'ban | 1925, Sha'ban | 2026, Sha'ban |
2127, Sha'ban | 2228, Sha'ban | 2329, Sha'ban | 2430, Sha'ban | 2531, Sha'ban | 26Nov 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban |
283, Sha'ban | 294, Sha'ban | 305, 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
6 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 6 October 2002
Sunday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 October)
1
7 Oct
1
7 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 7 October 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
9 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 9 October 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
10 Oct
5
11 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 11 October 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
17 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 17 October 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
17 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 17 October 2002
Thursday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 October)
13•
eve
18 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 18 October 2002
Friday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 October)
14•
eve
19 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 19 October 2002
Saturday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 October)
15•
eve
20 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 20 October 2002
Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)
15
21 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 21 October 2002
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.