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 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 | 2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban | 2331, Sha'ban | 24Apr 1, Sha'ban |
252, Sha'ban | 263, Sha'ban | 274, Sha'ban | 285, Sha'ban | 296, 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
8 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 8 March 1989
Wednesday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 March)
1
9 Mar
1
9 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 9 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 11 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 Mar
5
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 13 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 19 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 19 March 1989
Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)
13•
eve
20 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 20 March 1989
Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)
14•
eve
21 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 21 March 1989
Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)
15•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 22 March 1989
Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)
15
23 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 23 March 1989
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.