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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban |
928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1231Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 13Apr 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban | 186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban | 208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban | 2210, Sha'ban |
2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban | 2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban | 2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban | 2917, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 19 March 2151
Friday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 March)
1
20 Mar
1
20 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 20 March 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 22 March 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 Mar
5
24 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 24 March 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 30 March 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 30 March 2151
Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)
13•
eve
31 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 31 March 2151
Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)
14•
eve
1 Apr
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 1 April 2151
Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)
15•
eve
2 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 2 April 2151
Friday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 April)
15
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 3 April 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.