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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | 725, Sha'ban |
826, Sha'ban | 927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban | 1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1230Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 13Oct 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban | 186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban | 208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban |
2210, Sha'ban | 2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban | 2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban | 2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban |
2917, Sha'ban | 3018, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
18 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 18 September 2134
Saturday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 September)
1
19 Sept
1
19 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 19 September 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 21 September 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Sept
5
23 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 23 September 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 29 September 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 29 September 2134
Wednesday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 September)
13•
eve
30 Sept
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 30 September 2134
Thursday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 October)
14•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 1 October 2134
Friday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 October)
15•
eve
2 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 2 October 2134
Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)
15
3 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 3 October 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.