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 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
213, Sha'ban | 314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 617, Sha'ban | 718, Sha'ban | 819, Sha'ban |
920, Sha'ban | 1021, Sha'ban | 1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1223Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1324Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1425Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1627, Sha'ban | 1728, Sha'ban | 18Mar 1, Sha'ban | 192, Sha'ban | 203, Sha'ban | 214, Sha'ban | 225, Sha'ban |
236, Sha'ban | 247, Sha'ban | 258, Sha'ban | 269, Sha'ban | 2710, Sha'ban | 2811, Sha'ban | 2912, Sha'ban |
3013, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
11 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 11 February 2089
Friday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 February)
1
12 Feb
1
12 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 12 February 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 14 February 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
15 Feb
5
16 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 16 February 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
22 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 22 February 2089
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 22 February 2089
Tuesday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 February)
13•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 23 February 2089
Wednesday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 February)
14•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 24 February 2089
Thursday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 February)
15•
eve
25 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 25 February 2089
Friday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 February)
15
26 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 26 February 2089
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 reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.