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 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 | 1629, Sha'ban | 1730, Sha'ban | 18Jul 1, Sha'ban | 192, Sha'ban | 203, Sha'ban |
214, Sha'ban | 225, Sha'ban | 236, Sha'ban | 247, Sha'ban | 258, Sha'ban | 269, Sha'ban | 2710, Sha'ban |
2811, Sha'ban | 2912, Sha'ban | 3013, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 13 June 1915
Sunday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 June)
1
14 June
1
14 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 14 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
16 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 16 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
17 June
5
18 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 18 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
24 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 24 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
24 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 24 June 1915
Thursday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 June)
13•
eve
25 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 25 June 1915
Friday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 June)
14•
eve
26 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 26 June 1915
Saturday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 June)
15•
eve
27 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 27 June 1915
Sunday 27 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 June)
15
28 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 28 June 1915
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.