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 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 29, Sha'ban | 310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 613, Sha'ban | 714, Sha'ban |
815, Sha'ban | 916, Sha'ban | 1017, Sha'ban | 1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1219Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1320Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1421Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1623, Sha'ban | 1724, Sha'ban | 1825, Sha'ban | 1926, Sha'ban | 2027, Sha'ban | 2128, Sha'ban |
22Mar 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban | 243, Sha'ban | 254, Sha'ban | 265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban | 287, Sha'ban |
298, Sha'ban | 309, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
7 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 7 February 2122
Saturday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 February)
1
8 Feb
1
8 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 8 February 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 10 February 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 Feb
5
12 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 12 February 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 18 February 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 18 February 2122
Wednesday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 February)
13•
eve
19 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 19 February 2122
Thursday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 February)
14•
eve
20 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 20 February 2122
Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)
15•
eve
21 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 21 February 2122
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)
15
22 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 22 February 2122
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.