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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 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 | 529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 630, Sha'ban | 7Jul 1, Sha'ban | 82, Sha'ban | 93, Sha'ban | 104, Sha'ban |
| 115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 126Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 137Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 148Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1610, Sha'ban | 1711, Sha'ban |
1812, Sha'ban | 1913, Sha'ban | 2014, Sha'ban | 2115, Sha'ban | 2216, Sha'ban | 2317, Sha'ban | 2418, Sha'ban |
2519, Sha'ban | 2620, Sha'ban | 2721, Sha'ban | 2822, Sha'ban | 2923, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 24 June 1914
Wednesday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 June)
1
25 June
1
25 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 25 June 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
27 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 27 June 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
28 June
5
29 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 29 June 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
5 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 5 July 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
5 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 5 July 1914
Sunday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 July)
13•
eve
6 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 6 July 1914
Monday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 July)
14•
eve
7 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 7 July 1914
Tuesday 7 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 July)
15•
eve
8 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 8 July 1914
Wednesday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 July)
15
9 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 9 July 1914
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 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.