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 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban |
| 11Jul 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 122Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 133Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 144Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 166, Sha'ban | 177, Sha'ban |
188, Sha'ban | 199, Sha'ban | 2010, Sha'ban | 2111, Sha'ban | 2212, Sha'ban | 2313, Sha'ban | 2414, Sha'ban |
2515, Sha'ban | 2616, Sha'ban | 2717, Sha'ban | 2818, Sha'ban | 2919, 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
20 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 20 June 2012
Wednesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 June)
1
21 June
1
21 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 21 June 2012
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
23 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 23 June 2012
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
24 June
5
25 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 25 June 2012
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
1 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 1 July 2012
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
1 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 1 July 2012
Sunday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 July)
13•
eve
2 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 2 July 2012
Monday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 July)
14•
eve
3 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Tuesday 3 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 July)
15•
eve
4 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Wednesday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 July)
15
5 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 5 July 2012
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.