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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
23, Sha'ban | 34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 67, Sha'ban | 78, Sha'ban | 89, Sha'ban |
910, Sha'ban | 1011, Sha'ban | 1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1213Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1314Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1415Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1617, Sha'ban | 1718, Sha'ban | 1819, Sha'ban | 1920, Sha'ban | 2021, Sha'ban | 2122, Sha'ban | 2223, Sha'ban |
2324, Sha'ban | 2425, Sha'ban | 2526, Sha'ban | 2627, Sha'ban | 2728, Sha'ban | 2829, Sha'ban | 2930, Sha'ban |
3031, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1•
eve
1 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 1 July 2011
Friday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 July)
1
2 July
1
2 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 2 July 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
4 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 4 July 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
5 July
5
6 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 6 July 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
12 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
12 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 12 July 2011
Tuesday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 July)
13•
eve
13 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Wednesday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 July)
14•
eve
14 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 14 July 2011
Thursday 14 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 July)
15•
eve
15 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 15 July 2011
Friday 15 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 July)
15
16 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 16 July 2011
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.