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 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 217, Sha'ban | 318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 621, Sha'ban | 722, Sha'ban |
823, Sha'ban | 924, Sha'ban | 1025, Sha'ban | 1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1227Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1328Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1429Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Dec 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban |
227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban |
2914, Sha'ban | 3015, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 15 November 2031
Saturday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 November)
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 16 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 18 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
19 Nov
5
20 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 20 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 26 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
26 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 26 November 2031
Wednesday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 November)
13•
eve
27 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 27 November 2031
Thursday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 November)
14•
eve
28 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 28 November 2031
Friday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 November)
15•
eve
29 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 29 November 2031
Saturday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 November)
15
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 30 November 2031
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.