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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | |||||
| 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban |
1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban |
1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban | 1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban |
2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban | 2628, Sha'ban | 2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban | 2931, 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
2 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 2 July 2076
Thursday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 July)
1
3 July
1
3 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 3 July 2076
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 5 July 2076
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 July
5
7 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 7 July 2076
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 13 July 2076
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 13 July 2076
Monday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 July)
13•
eve
14 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 14 July 2076
Tuesday 14 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 July)
14•
eve
15 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 15 July 2076
Wednesday 15 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 July)
15•
eve
16 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 16 July 2076
Thursday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 July)
15
17 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 17 July 2076
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.