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 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 | 2929, Sha'ban | 3030, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 29 February 2120
Thursday 29 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 March)
1
1 Mar
1
1 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 1 March 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
3 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 3 March 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
4 Mar
5
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 5 March 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 11 March 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 11 March 2120
Monday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 March)
13•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 12 March 2120
Tuesday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 March)
14•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 13 March 2120
Wednesday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 March)
15•
eve
14 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 14 March 2120
Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)
15
15 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 15 March 2120
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.