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 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 210, Sha'ban | 311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 614, Sha'ban | 715, Sha'ban | 816, Sha'ban | 917, Sha'ban | 1018, Sha'ban | 1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1220Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1321Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1422Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1624, Sha'ban | 1725, Sha'ban | 1826, Sha'ban |
1927, Sha'ban | 2028, Sha'ban | 2129, Sha'ban | 2230, Sha'ban | 23Jul 1, Sha'ban | 242, Sha'ban | 253, Sha'ban |
264, Sha'ban | 275, Sha'ban | 286, Sha'ban | 297, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
8 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 8 June 1948
Tuesday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 June)
1
9 June
1
9 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 9 June 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
11 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 11 June 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
12 June
5
13 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 13 June 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
19 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 19 June 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
19 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 19 June 1948
Saturday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 June)
13•
eve
20 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 20 June 1948
Sunday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 June)
14•
eve
21 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 21 June 1948
Monday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 June)
15•
eve
22 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 22 June 1948
Tuesday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 June)
15
23 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 23 June 1948
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.