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 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 212, Sha'ban | 313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 616, Sha'ban | 717, Sha'ban |
818, Sha'ban | 919, Sha'ban | 1020, Sha'ban | 1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1222Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1323Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1424Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1626, Sha'ban | 1727, Sha'ban | 1828, Sha'ban | 1929, Sha'ban | 20Mar 1, Sha'ban | 212, Sha'ban |
223, Sha'ban | 234, Sha'ban | 245, Sha'ban | 256, Sha'ban | 267, Sha'ban | 278, Sha'ban | 289, Sha'ban |
2910, 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
10 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 10 February 2024
Saturday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 February)
1
11 Feb
1
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 11 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 13 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
14 Feb
5
15 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 15 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
21 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
21 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Wednesday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 February)
13•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 22 February 2024
Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)
14•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 23 February 2024
Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)
15•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 24 February 2024
Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)
15
25 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 25 February 2024
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.