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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | 725, Sha'ban | 826, Sha'ban |
927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban | 1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1230Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1331Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 14Apr 1Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
163, Sha'ban | 174, Sha'ban | 185, Sha'ban | 196, Sha'ban | 207, Sha'ban | 218, Sha'ban | 229, Sha'ban |
2310, Sha'ban | 2411, Sha'ban | 2512, Sha'ban | 2613, Sha'ban | 2714, Sha'ban | 2815, Sha'ban | 2916, Sha'ban |
3017, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 18 March 1988
Friday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 March)
1
19 Mar
1
19 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 19 March 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 21 March 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Mar
5
23 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 23 March 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 29 March 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 29 March 1988
Tuesday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 March)
13•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 30 March 1988
Wednesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 March)
14•
eve
31 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 31 March 1988
Thursday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 April)
15•
eve
1 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 1 April 1988
Friday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 April)
15
2 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 2 April 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.