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 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 210, Sha'ban | 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 614, Sha'ban | |
715, Sha'ban | 816, Sha'ban | 917, Sha'ban | 1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1624, Sha'ban | 1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban | 1927, Sha'ban | 2028, Sha'ban |
21Mar 1, Sha'ban | 222, Sha'ban | 233, Sha'ban | 244, Sha'ban | 255, Sha'ban | 266, Sha'ban | 277, Sha'ban |
288, Sha'ban | 299, Sha'ban | 3010, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
8 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 8 February 1959
Sunday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 February)
1
9 Feb
1
9 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 9 February 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 11 February 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Feb
5
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 13 February 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 19 February 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 19 February 1959
Thursday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 February)
13•
eve
20 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 20 February 1959
Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)
14•
eve
21 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 21 February 1959
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)
15•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 22 February 1959
Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)
15
23 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 23 February 1959
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.