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 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 228, Sha'ban | 3Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban | 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban | 1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban |
2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban | 2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban |
2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, 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
26 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 26 February 1990
Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 February)
1
27 Feb
1
27 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 27 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 1 March 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 Mar
5
3 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 3 March 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 9 March 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 9 March 1990
Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)
13•
eve
10 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 10 March 1990
Saturday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 March)
14•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 11 March 1990
Sunday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 March)
15•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 12 March 1990
Monday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 March)
15
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 13 March 1990
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.