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 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
228, Sha'ban | 329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 5Oct 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 |
- 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
26 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 26 September 2003
Friday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 September)
1
27 Sept
1
27 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 27 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 29 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
30 Sept
5
1 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 1 October 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
7 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 7 October 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
7 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 7 October 2003
Tuesday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 October)
13•
eve
8 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 8 October 2003
Wednesday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 October)
14•
eve
9 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 9 October 2003
Thursday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 October)
15•
eve
10 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 10 October 2003
Friday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 October)
15
11 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 11 October 2003
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.