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 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | |||||
| 3Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban |
108, Sha'ban | 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban |
1715, Sha'ban | 1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban |
2422, Sha'ban | 2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, 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
29 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 29 May 2014
Thursday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 May)
1
30 May
1
30 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 30 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
1 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 1 June 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
2 June
5
3 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 3 June 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
9 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 9 June 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
9 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 9 June 2014
Monday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 June)
13•
eve
10 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 10 June 2014
Tuesday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 June)
14•
eve
11 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 11 June 2014
Wednesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 June)
15•
eve
12 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 12 June 2014
Thursday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 June)
15
13 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 13 June 2014
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.