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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban | 813, Sha'ban | 914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban |
| 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban |
1823, Sha'ban | 1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban | 2227, Sha'ban | 2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban |
2530, Sha'ban | 2631, Sha'ban | 27Apr 1, Sha'ban | 282, Sha'ban | 293, Sha'ban | 304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 5 March 2087
Wednesday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 March)
1
6 Mar
1
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 6 March 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 8 March 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 Mar
5
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 10 March 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 16 March 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 16 March 2087
Sunday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 March)
13•
eve
17 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 17 March 2087
Monday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 March)
14•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 18 March 2087
Tuesday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 March)
15•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 19 March 2087
Wednesday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 March)
15
20 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 20 March 2087
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.