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 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 215, Sha'ban | 316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 619, Sha'ban | 720, Sha'ban |
821, Sha'ban | 922, Sha'ban | 1023, Sha'ban | 1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1225Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1326Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1427Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Mar 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban |
227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban |
2914, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 13 February 1926
Saturday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 February)
1
14 Feb
1
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 14 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
16 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 16 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
17 Feb
5
18 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 18 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 24 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 24 February 1926
Wednesday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 February)
13•
eve
25 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 25 February 1926
Thursday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 February)
14•
eve
26 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 26 February 1926
Friday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 February)
15•
eve
27 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 27 February 1926
Saturday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 February)
15
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 28 February 1926
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.