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 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 28, Sha'ban | |||||
| 39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 612, Sha'ban | 713, Sha'ban | 814, Sha'ban | 915, Sha'ban |
1016, Sha'ban | 1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1218Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1319Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1420Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1622, Sha'ban |
1723, Sha'ban | 1824, Sha'ban | 1925, Sha'ban | 2026, Sha'ban | 2127, Sha'ban | 2228, Sha'ban | 2329, Sha'ban |
2430, Sha'ban | 2531, Sha'ban | 26Apr 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban | 283, Sha'ban | 294, Sha'ban | 305, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 6 March 1924
Thursday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 March)
1
7 Mar
1
7 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 7 March 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
9 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 9 March 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
10 Mar
5
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 11 March 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
17 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 17 March 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
17 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 17 March 1924
Monday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 March)
13•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 18 March 1924
Tuesday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 March)
14•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 19 March 1924
Wednesday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 March)
15•
eve
20 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 20 March 1924
Thursday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 March)
15
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 21 March 1924
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.