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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 223, Sha'ban | 324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
627, Sha'ban | 728, Sha'ban | 829, Sha'ban | 930, Sha'ban | 1031, Sha'ban | 11Jun 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban | 188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban |
2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban | 2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban |
2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, Sha'ban | 3020, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Monday 21 May 1917
Monday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 May)
1
22 May
1
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Tuesday 22 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
24 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 24 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
25 May
5
26 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Saturday 26 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Friday 1 June 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Friday 1 June 1917
Friday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 June)
13•
eve
2 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Saturday 2 June 1917
Saturday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 June)
14•
eve
3 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Sunday 3 June 1917
Sunday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 June)
15•
eve
4 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 4 June 1917
Monday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 June)
15
5 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 5 June 1917
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.