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 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 211, Sha'ban | 312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 615, Sha'ban | |
716, Sha'ban | 817, Sha'ban | 918, Sha'ban | 1019, Sha'ban | 1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1221Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1322Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1423Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1625, Sha'ban | 1726, Sha'ban | 1827, Sha'ban | 1928, Sha'ban | 2029, Sha'ban |
2130, Sha'ban | 22Jul 1, Sha'ban | 232, Sha'ban | 243, Sha'ban | 254, Sha'ban | 265, Sha'ban | 276, Sha'ban |
287, Sha'ban | 298, 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
9 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 9 June 2013
Sunday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 June)
1
10 June
1
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 10 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
12 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 12 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
13 June
5
14 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 14 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
20 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 20 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
20 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 20 June 2013
Thursday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 June)
13•
eve
21 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 21 June 2013
Friday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 June)
14•
eve
22 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 22 June 2013
Saturday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 June)
15•
eve
23 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 23 June 2013
Sunday 23 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 June)
15
24 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 24 June 2013
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.