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 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 |
2731, Sha'ban | 28Nov 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban | 303, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
4 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 4 October 2100
Monday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 October)
1
5 Oct
1
5 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 5 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 7 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Oct
5
9 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 9 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 15 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 15 October 2100
Friday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 October)
13•
eve
16 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 16 October 2100
Saturday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 October)
14•
eve
17 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 17 October 2100
Sunday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 October)
15•
eve
18 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 18 October 2100
Monday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 October)
15
19 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 19 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 days
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.