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 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 225, Sha'ban | 326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
629, Sha'ban | 7Mar 1, Sha'ban | 82, Sha'ban | 93, Sha'ban | 104, Sha'ban | 115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 126Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 137Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 148Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1610, Sha'ban | 1711, Sha'ban | 1812, Sha'ban | 1913, Sha'ban |
2014, Sha'ban | 2115, Sha'ban | 2216, Sha'ban | 2317, Sha'ban | 2418, Sha'ban | 2519, Sha'ban | 2620, Sha'ban |
2721, Sha'ban | 2822, Sha'ban | 2923, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 23 February 2088
Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)
1
24 Feb
1
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 24 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
26 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 26 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
27 Feb
5
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 28 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 5 March 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 5 March 2088
Friday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 March)
13•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 6 March 2088
Saturday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 March)
14•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 7 March 2088
Sunday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 March)
15•
eve
8 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 8 March 2088
Monday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 March)
15
9 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 9 March 2088
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.