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 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 22, Sha'ban | 33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 66, Sha'ban | 77, Sha'ban | 88, Sha'ban | 99, Sha'ban | 1010, Sha'ban | 1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1212Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1313Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1414Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1616, Sha'ban | 1717, Sha'ban | 1818, Sha'ban |
1919, Sha'ban | 2020, Sha'ban | 2121, Sha'ban | 2222, Sha'ban | 2323, Sha'ban | 2424, Sha'ban | 2525, Sha'ban |
2626, Sha'ban | 2727, Sha'ban | 2828, Sha'ban | 29Mar 1, Sha'ban | 302, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
31 Jan
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 31 January 2090
Tuesday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 February)
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 1 February 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 3 February 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Feb
5
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 5 February 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 11 February 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 11 February 2090
Saturday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 February)
13•
eve
12 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 12 February 2090
Sunday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 February)
14•
eve
13 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 13 February 2090
Monday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 February)
15•
eve
14 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 14 February 2090
Tuesday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 February)
15
15 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 15 February 2090
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.