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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | |||||
| 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban |
1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban |
1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban |
2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban | 26Mar 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban | 283, Sha'ban | 294, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
3 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 3 February 1927
Thursday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 February)
1
4 Feb
1
4 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 4 February 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 6 February 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Feb
5
8 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 8 February 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 14 February 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 14 February 1927
Monday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 February)
13•
eve
15 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 15 February 1927
Tuesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 February)
14•
eve
16 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 16 February 1927
Wednesday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 February)
15•
eve
17 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 17 February 1927
Thursday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 February)
15
18 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 18 February 1927
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.