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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban |
810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban |
2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban | 2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban |
2931, Sha'ban | 30Apr 1, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
2 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 2 March 1957
Saturday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 March)
1
3 Mar
1
3 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 3 March 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 5 March 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 Mar
5
7 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 7 March 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 13 March 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 13 March 1957
Wednesday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 March)
13•
eve
14 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 14 March 1957
Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)
14•
eve
15 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 15 March 1957
Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)
15•
eve
16 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 16 March 1957
Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)
15
17 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 17 March 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.