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 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 29, Sha'ban | 310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 613, Sha'ban | 714, Sha'ban | 815, Sha'ban | 916, Sha'ban | 1017, Sha'ban | 1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1219Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1320Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1421Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1623, Sha'ban | 1724, Sha'ban | 1825, Sha'ban |
1926, Sha'ban | 2027, Sha'ban | 2128, Sha'ban | 2229, Sha'ban | 2330, Sha'ban | 2431, Sha'ban | 25Aug 1, Sha'ban |
262, Sha'ban | 273, Sha'ban | 284, Sha'ban | 295, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1•
eve
7 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 7 July 2043
Tuesday 7 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 July)
1
8 July
1
8 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 8 July 2043
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 10 July 2043
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 July
5
12 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 12 July 2043
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 18 July 2043
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 18 July 2043
Saturday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 July)
13•
eve
19 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 19 July 2043
Sunday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 July)
14•
eve
20 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 20 July 2043
Monday 20 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 July)
15•
eve
21 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 21 July 2043
Tuesday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 July)
15
22 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 22 July 2043
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.