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 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 | 2030, Sha'ban | 2131, Sha'ban | 22Apr 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban | 243, Sha'ban | 254, Sha'ban |
265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban | 287, Sha'ban | 298, 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
10 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 10 March 2054
Tuesday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 March)
1
11 Mar
1
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 11 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 13 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
14 Mar
5
15 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 15 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 21 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
21 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 21 March 2054
Saturday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 March)
13•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 22 March 2054
Sunday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 March)
14•
eve
23 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 23 March 2054
Monday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 March)
15•
eve
24 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 24 March 2054
Tuesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 March)
15
25 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 25 March 2054
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.