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 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 9Mar 1, Sha'ban | 102, Sha'ban | 113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 124Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 135Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 146Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 168, Sha'ban | 179, Sha'ban | 1810, Sha'ban | 1911, Sha'ban |
2012, Sha'ban | 2113, Sha'ban | 2214, Sha'ban | 2315, Sha'ban | 2416, Sha'ban | 2517, Sha'ban | 2618, Sha'ban |
2719, Sha'ban | 2820, Sha'ban | 2921, Sha'ban | 3022, 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
20 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 20 February 2023
Monday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 February)
1
21 Feb
1
21 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 23 February 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 Feb
5
25 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 25 February 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
3 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 3 March 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 3 March 2023
Friday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 March)
13•
eve
4 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 4 March 2023
Saturday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 March)
14•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 5 March 2023
Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)
15•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 6 March 2023
Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)
15
7 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 7 March 2023
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.