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 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 2Mar 1, Sha'ban | 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban |
87, Sha'ban | 98, Sha'ban | 109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1615, Sha'ban | 1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban | 1918, Sha'ban | 2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban |
2221, Sha'ban | 2322, Sha'ban | 2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban | 2625, Sha'ban | 2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban |
2928, Sha'ban | 3029, 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
27 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 27 February 2055
Saturday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 February)
1
28 Feb
1
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 28 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 2 March 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 Mar
5
4 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 4 March 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 10 March 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 10 March 2055
Wednesday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 March)
13•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 11 March 2055
Thursday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 March)
14•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 12 March 2055
Friday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 March)
15•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 13 March 2055
Saturday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 March)
15
14 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 14 March 2055
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.