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 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 220, Sha'ban | 321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 624, Sha'ban | 725, Sha'ban | 826, Sha'ban | 927, Sha'ban | 1028, Sha'ban |
| 1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1230Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 13Jul 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban |
186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban | 208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban | 2210, Sha'ban | 2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban |
2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban | 2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban | 2917, Sha'ban | 3018, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
18 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Wednesday 18 June 2110
Wednesday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 June)
1
19 June
1
19 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Thursday 19 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
21 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 21 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
22 June
5
23 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Monday 23 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
29 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Sunday 29 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
29 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Sunday 29 June 2110
Sunday 29 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 June)
13•
eve
30 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Monday 30 June 2110
Monday 30 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 July)
14•
eve
1 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Tuesday 1 July 2110
Tuesday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 July)
15•
eve
2 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 2 July 2110
Wednesday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 July)
15
3 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 3 July 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 days
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.