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 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 215, Sha'ban | 316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 619, Sha'ban | 720, Sha'ban | 821, Sha'ban | 922, Sha'ban | 1023, Sha'ban |
| 1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1225Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1326Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1427Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 16Mar 1, Sha'ban | 172, Sha'ban |
183, Sha'ban | 194, Sha'ban | 205, Sha'ban | 216, Sha'ban | 227, Sha'ban | 238, Sha'ban | 249, Sha'ban |
2510, Sha'ban | 2611, Sha'ban | 2712, Sha'ban | 2813, Sha'ban | 2914, Sha'ban | 3015, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 13 February 2154
Wednesday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 February)
1
14 Feb
1
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 14 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
16 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 16 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
17 Feb
5
18 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 18 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 24 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 24 February 2154
Sunday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 February)
13•
eve
25 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 25 February 2154
Monday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 February)
14•
eve
26 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 26 February 2154
Tuesday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 February)
15•
eve
27 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 27 February 2154
Wednesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 February)
15
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 28 February 2154
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.