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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 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 | 1331Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 14Apr 1Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 163, Sha'ban | 174, Sha'ban | 185, Sha'ban | 196, Sha'ban | 207, Sha'ban |
218, Sha'ban | 229, Sha'ban | 2310, Sha'ban | 2411, Sha'ban | 2512, Sha'ban | 2613, Sha'ban | 2714, Sha'ban |
2815, Sha'ban | 2916, Sha'ban | 3017, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 18 March 1923
Sunday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 March)
1
19 Mar
1
19 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 19 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 21 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Mar
5
23 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 23 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 29 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 29 March 1923
Thursday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 March)
13•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 30 March 1923
Friday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 March)
14•
eve
31 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 31 March 1923
Saturday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 April)
15•
eve
1 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 1 April 1923
Sunday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 April)
15
2 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 2 April 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.