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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | 725, Sha'ban | 826, Sha'ban | 927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban | 11Mar 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban |
199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban |
2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
18 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 18 February 2121
Tuesday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 February)
1
19 Feb
1
19 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 19 February 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 21 February 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 Feb
5
23 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 23 February 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 1 March 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 1 March 2121
Saturday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 March)
13•
eve
2 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 2 March 2121
Sunday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 March)
14•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 3 March 2121
Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)
15•
eve
4 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 4 March 2121
Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)
15
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 5 March 2121
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.