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 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Jun 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban |
85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban | 1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban |
2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban | 2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban |
2926, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
28 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 28 May 1949
Saturday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 May)
1
29 May
1
29 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 29 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 31 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
1 June
5
2 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 2 June 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
8 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 8 June 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
8 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 8 June 1949
Wednesday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 June)
13•
eve
9 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 9 June 1949
Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)
14•
eve
10 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 10 June 1949
Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)
15•
eve
11 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 11 June 1949
Saturday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 June)
15
12 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 12 June 1949
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.