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 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban |
| 1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12Nov 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban |
187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban |
2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
20 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 20 October 2066
Wednesday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 October)
1
21 Oct
1
21 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 21 October 2066
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 23 October 2066
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 Oct
5
25 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 25 October 2066
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
31 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 31 October 2066
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
31 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 31 October 2066
Sunday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 November)
13•
eve
1 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 1 November 2066
Monday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 November)
14•
eve
2 Nov
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 2 November 2066
Tuesday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 November)
15•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 3 November 2066
Wednesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 November)
15
4 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 4 November 2066
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.