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 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 27, Sha'ban | 38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 611, Sha'ban | 712, Sha'ban | 813, Sha'ban | 914, Sha'ban | 1015, Sha'ban | 1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1217Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1419Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1621, Sha'ban | 1722, Sha'ban | 1823, Sha'ban |
1924, Sha'ban | 2025, Sha'ban | 2126, Sha'ban | 2227, Sha'ban | 2328, Sha'ban | 2429, Sha'ban | 2530, Sha'ban |
26Jul 1, Sha'ban | 272, Sha'ban | 283, Sha'ban | 294, 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
5 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 5 June 2046
Tuesday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 June)
1
6 June
1
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 6 June 2046
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
8 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 8 June 2046
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
9 June
5
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 10 June 2046
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
16 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 16 June 2046
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
16 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 16 June 2046
Saturday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 June)
13•
eve
17 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 17 June 2046
Sunday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 June)
14•
eve
18 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 18 June 2046
Monday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 June)
15•
eve
19 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 19 June 2046
Tuesday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 June)
15
20 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 20 June 2046
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.