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 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | |||||
| 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban |
1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 12Jul 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban |
176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban | 198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban |
2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban | 2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 19 June 1947
Thursday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 June)
1
20 June
1
20 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 20 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
22 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 22 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
23 June
5
24 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 24 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
30 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 30 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
30 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 30 June 1947
Monday 30 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 July)
13•
eve
1 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 1 July 1947
Tuesday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 July)
14•
eve
2 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 2 July 1947
Wednesday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 July)
15•
eve
3 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 3 July 1947
Thursday 3 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 July)
15
4 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 4 July 1947
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.