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 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | |||||
| 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | 711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban |
1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban |
1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban | 2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban |
2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban | 2630, Sha'ban | 27Dec 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban | 293, 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
4 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 4 November 2032
Thursday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 November)
1
5 Nov
1
5 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 5 November 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 7 November 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Nov
5
9 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 9 November 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 15 November 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 15 November 2032
Monday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 November)
13•
eve
16 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 16 November 2032
Tuesday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 November)
14•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 17 November 2032
Wednesday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 November)
15•
eve
18 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 18 November 2032
Thursday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 November)
15
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 19 November 2032
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.