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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | |
79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban |
2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban | 27Mar 1, Sha'ban |
282, Sha'ban | 293, Sha'ban | 304, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
2 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 2 February 2155
Sunday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 February)
1
3 Feb
1
3 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 3 February 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 5 February 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 Feb
5
7 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 7 February 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 13 February 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 13 February 2155
Thursday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 February)
13•
eve
14 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 14 February 2155
Friday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 February)
14•
eve
15 Feb
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 15 February 2155
Saturday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 February)
15•
eve
16 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 16 February 2155
Sunday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 February)
15
17 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 17 February 2155
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.