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 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 2Jul 1, Sha'ban | 32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 65, Sha'ban | 76, Sha'ban |
87, Sha'ban | 98, Sha'ban | 109, Sha'ban | 1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1211Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1312Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1413Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1615, Sha'ban | 1716, Sha'ban | 1817, Sha'ban | 1918, Sha'ban | 2019, Sha'ban | 2120, Sha'ban |
2221, Sha'ban | 2322, Sha'ban | 2423, Sha'ban | 2524, Sha'ban | 2625, Sha'ban | 2726, Sha'ban | 2827, Sha'ban |
2928, Sha'ban | 3029, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
29 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 29 June 1946
Saturday 29 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 June)
1
30 June
1
30 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 30 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
2 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 2 July 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
3 July
5
4 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 4 July 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
10 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 10 July 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
10 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 10 July 1946
Wednesday 10 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 July)
13•
eve
11 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 11 July 1946
Thursday 11 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 July)
14•
eve
12 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 12 July 1946
Friday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 July)
15•
eve
13 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 13 July 1946
Saturday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 July)
15
14 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 14 July 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.