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 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 226, Sha'ban | 327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 5Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 62, Sha'ban | 73, Sha'ban |
84, Sha'ban | 95, Sha'ban | 106, Sha'ban | 117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 128Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 139Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1410Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1612, Sha'ban | 1713, Sha'ban | 1814, Sha'ban | 1915, Sha'ban | 2016, Sha'ban | 2117, Sha'ban |
2218, Sha'ban | 2319, Sha'ban | 2420, Sha'ban | 2521, Sha'ban | 2622, Sha'ban | 2723, Sha'ban | 2824, Sha'ban |
2925, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 24 February 2153
Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)
1
25 Feb
1
25 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 25 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 27 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 Feb
5
1 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 1 March 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
7 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 7 March 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 7 March 2153
Wednesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 March)
13•
eve
8 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 8 March 2153
Thursday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 March)
14•
eve
9 Mar
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 9 March 2153
Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)
15•
eve
10 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 10 March 2153
Saturday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 March)
15
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 11 March 2153
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.