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 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | ||||||
212, Sha'ban | 313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 616, Sha'ban | 717, Sha'ban | 818, Sha'ban |
919, Sha'ban | 1020, Sha'ban | 1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1222Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1323Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1424Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban |
1626, Sha'ban | 1727, Sha'ban | 1828, Sha'ban | 1929, Sha'ban | 2030, Sha'ban | 21Jul 1, Sha'ban | 222, Sha'ban |
233, Sha'ban | 244, Sha'ban | 255, Sha'ban | 266, Sha'ban | 277, Sha'ban | 288, Sha'ban | 299, 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
10 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Friday 10 June 2078
Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)
1
11 June
1
11 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Saturday 11 June 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
13 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Monday 13 June 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
14 June
5
15 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 15 June 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
21 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Tuesday 21 June 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
21 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Tuesday 21 June 2078
Tuesday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 June)
13•
eve
22 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Wednesday 22 June 2078
Wednesday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 June)
14•
eve
23 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Thursday 23 June 2078
Thursday 23 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 June)
15•
eve
24 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 24 June 2078
Friday 24 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 June)
15
25 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 25 June 2078
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.