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 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 25, Sha'ban | 36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 69, Sha'ban | 710, Sha'ban | 811, Sha'ban | 912, Sha'ban | 1013, Sha'ban |
| 1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1215Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1316Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1417Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1619, Sha'ban | 1720, Sha'ban |
1821, Sha'ban | 1922, Sha'ban | 2023, Sha'ban | 2124, Sha'ban | 2225, Sha'ban | 2326, Sha'ban | 2427, Sha'ban |
2528, Sha'ban | 2629, Sha'ban | 2730, Sha'ban | 28Jul 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
3 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 3 June 1981
Wednesday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 June)
1
4 June
1
4 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 4 June 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 6 June 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
7 June
5
8 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 8 June 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
14 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 14 June 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
14 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 14 June 1981
Sunday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 June)
13•
eve
15 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 15 June 1981
Monday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 June)
14•
eve
16 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 16 June 1981
Tuesday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 June)
15•
eve
17 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 17 June 1981
Wednesday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 June)
15
18 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 18 June 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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.