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 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
223, Sha'ban | 324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 627, Sha'ban | 728, Sha'ban | 829, Sha'ban |
930, Sha'ban | 1031, Sha'ban | 11Apr 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban |
2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, 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
21 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 21 March 2053
Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)
1
22 Mar
1
22 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 22 March 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
24 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 24 March 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
25 Mar
5
26 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 26 March 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 1 April 2053
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 1 April 2053
Tuesday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 April)
13•
eve
2 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 2 April 2053
Wednesday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 April)
14•
eve
3 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 3 April 2053
Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)
15•
eve
4 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 4 April 2053
Friday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 April)
15
5 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 5 April 2053
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.