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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | |||||
| 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban |
1013, Sha'ban | 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban |
1720, Sha'ban | 1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban |
2427, Sha'ban | 2528, Sha'ban | 2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban | 2831, Sha'ban | 29Apr 1, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 3 March 2022
Thursday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 March)
1
4 Mar
1
4 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 4 March 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 6 March 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 Mar
5
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 14 March 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 14 March 2022
Monday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 March)
13•
eve
15 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 15 March 2022
Tuesday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 March)
14•
eve
16 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 16 March 2022
Wednesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 March)
15•
eve
17 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 17 March 2022
Thursday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 March)
15
18 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 18 March 2022
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.