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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 225, Sha'ban | 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
6Mar 1, Sha'ban | 72, Sha'ban | 83, Sha'ban | 94, Sha'ban | 105, Sha'ban | 116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 127Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 138Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 149Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1611, Sha'ban | 1712, Sha'ban | 1813, Sha'ban | 1914, Sha'ban |
2015, Sha'ban | 2116, Sha'ban | 2217, Sha'ban | 2318, Sha'ban | 2419, Sha'ban | 2520, Sha'ban | 2621, Sha'ban |
2722, Sha'ban | 2823, Sha'ban | 2924, Sha'ban | 3025, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 23 February 1925
Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)
1
24 Feb
1
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 24 February 1925
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 26 February 1925
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Feb
5
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 28 February 1925
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 6 March 1925
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 6 March 1925
Friday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 March)
13•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 7 March 1925
Saturday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 March)
14•
eve
8 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 8 March 1925
Sunday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 March)
15•
eve
9 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 9 March 1925
Monday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 March)
15
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 10 March 1925
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.