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 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 | 2229, Sha'ban | 2330, Sha'ban | 2431, Sha'ban | 25Apr 1, Sha'ban |
262, Sha'ban | 273, Sha'ban | 284, Sha'ban | 295, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 7 March 2152
Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)
1
8 Mar
1
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 8 March 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 10 March 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 Mar
5
12 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 12 March 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 18 March 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 18 March 2152
Saturday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 March)
13•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 19 March 2152
Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)
14•
eve
20 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 20 March 2152
Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)
15•
eve
21 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 21 March 2152
Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)
15
22 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 22 March 2152
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.