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 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 229, Sha'ban | |||||
| 330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Oct 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban |
107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban |
1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban |
2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, 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
27 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 27 September 2068
Thursday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 September)
1
28 Sept
1
28 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 28 September 2068
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
30 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 30 September 2068
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 Oct
5
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 2 October 2068
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 8 October 2068
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 8 October 2068
Monday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 October)
13•
eve
9 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 9 October 2068
Tuesday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 October)
14•
eve
10 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 10 October 2068
Wednesday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 October)
15•
eve
11 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 11 October 2068
Thursday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 October)
15
12 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 12 October 2068
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.