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 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 218, Sha'ban | 319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 622, Sha'ban | 723, Sha'ban |
824, Sha'ban | 925, Sha'ban | 1026, Sha'ban | 1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1228Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1329Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1430Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Apr 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban | 183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban |
227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban | 2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban |
2914, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
16 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 16 March 2086
Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)
1
17 Mar
1
17 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 17 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
19 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 19 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
20 Mar
5
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 21 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
27 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 27 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
27 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 27 March 2086
Wednesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 March)
13•
eve
28 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 28 March 2086
Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)
14•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 29 March 2086
Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)
15•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 30 March 2086
Saturday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 March)
15
31 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 31 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 days
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.