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 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | |
711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban | 1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban | 1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban | 1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban |
2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban | 2428, Sha'ban | 25Mar 1, Sha'ban | 262, Sha'ban | 273, Sha'ban |
284, Sha'ban | 295, Sha'ban | 306, 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
4 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 4 February 2057
Sunday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 February)
1
5 Feb
1
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 5 February 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 7 February 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 Feb
5
9 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 9 February 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 15 February 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 15 February 2057
Thursday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 February)
13•
eve
16 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 16 February 2057
Friday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 February)
14•
eve
17 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 17 February 2057
Saturday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 February)
15•
eve
18 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 18 February 2057
Sunday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 February)
15
19 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 19 February 2057
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.