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 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 214, Sha'ban | 315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 618, Sha'ban | |
719, Sha'ban | 820, Sha'ban | 921, Sha'ban | 1022, Sha'ban | 1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1224Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1325Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1426Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1628, Sha'ban | 1729, Sha'ban | 1830, Sha'ban | 1931, Sha'ban | 20Apr 1, Sha'ban |
212, Sha'ban | 223, Sha'ban | 234, Sha'ban | 245, Sha'ban | 256, Sha'ban | 267, Sha'ban | 278, Sha'ban |
289, Sha'ban | 2910, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 12 March 2119
Sunday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 March)
1
13 Mar
1
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 13 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
15 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 15 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
16 Mar
5
17 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 17 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
23 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 23 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
23 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 23 March 2119
Thursday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 March)
13•
eve
24 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 24 March 2119
Friday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 March)
14•
eve
25 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 25 March 2119
Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)
15•
eve
26 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 26 March 2119
Sunday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 March)
15
27 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 27 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.