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 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 227, Sha'ban | 328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 6Jul 1, Sha'ban | 72, Sha'ban |
83, Sha'ban | 94, Sha'ban | 105, Sha'ban | 116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 127Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 138Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 149Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1611, Sha'ban | 1712, Sha'ban | 1813, Sha'ban | 1914, Sha'ban | 2015, Sha'ban | 2116, Sha'ban |
2217, Sha'ban | 2318, Sha'ban | 2419, Sha'ban | 2520, Sha'ban | 2621, Sha'ban | 2722, Sha'ban | 2823, Sha'ban |
2924, Sha'ban | 3025, 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
25 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 25 June 2044
Saturday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 June)
1
26 June
1
26 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 26 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
28 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 28 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
29 June
5
30 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 30 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
6 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 6 July 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
6 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 6 July 2044
Wednesday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 July)
13•
eve
7 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 7 July 2044
Thursday 7 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 July)
14•
eve
8 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 8 July 2044
Friday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 July)
15•
eve
9 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 9 July 2044
Saturday 9 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 July)
15
10 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 10 July 2044
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.