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 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 23, Sha'ban | |||||
| 34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 67, Sha'ban | 78, Sha'ban | 89, Sha'ban | 910, Sha'ban |
1011, Sha'ban | 1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1213Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1314Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1415Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1617, Sha'ban |
1718, Sha'ban | 1819, Sha'ban | 1920, Sha'ban | 2021, Sha'ban | 2122, Sha'ban | 2223, Sha'ban | 2324, Sha'ban |
2425, Sha'ban | 2526, Sha'ban | 2627, Sha'ban | 2728, Sha'ban | 2829, Sha'ban | 2930, Sha'ban | 30Jul 1, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
1 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 1 June 1916
Thursday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 June)
1
2 June
1
2 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 2 June 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
4 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 4 June 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
5 June
5
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 6 June 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
12 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 12 June 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
12 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 12 June 1916
Monday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 June)
13•
eve
13 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 13 June 1916
Tuesday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 June)
14•
eve
14 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 14 June 1916
Wednesday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 June)
15•
eve
15 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 15 June 1916
Thursday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 June)
15
16 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 16 June 1916
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.