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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban | 10Mar 1, Sha'ban |
| 112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 123Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 134Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 145Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 167, Sha'ban | 178, Sha'ban |
189, Sha'ban | 1910, Sha'ban | 2011, Sha'ban | 2112, Sha'ban | 2213, Sha'ban | 2314, Sha'ban | 2415, Sha'ban |
2516, Sha'ban | 2617, Sha'ban | 2718, Sha'ban | 2819, Sha'ban | 2920, Sha'ban | 3021, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 19 February 1958
Wednesday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 February)
1
20 Feb
1
20 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 20 February 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 22 February 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Feb
5
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 24 February 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
2 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 2 March 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
2 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 2 March 1958
Sunday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 March)
13•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 3 March 1958
Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)
14•
eve
4 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 4 March 1958
Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)
15•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 5 March 1958
Wednesday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 March)
15
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 6 March 1958
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.