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 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 29, Sha'ban | 310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 613, Sha'ban | |
714, Sha'ban | 815, Sha'ban | 916, Sha'ban | 1017, Sha'ban | 1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1219Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1320Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 1421Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1623, Sha'ban | 1724, Sha'ban | 1825, Sha'ban | 1926, Sha'ban | 2027, Sha'ban |
2128, Sha'ban | 2229, Sha'ban | 2330, Sha'ban | 24Jul 1, Sha'ban | 252, Sha'ban | 263, Sha'ban | 274, Sha'ban |
285, Sha'ban | 296, Sha'ban | 307, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
7 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Sunday 7 June 2111
Sunday 7 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 June)
1
8 June
1
8 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Monday 8 June 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 10 June 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
11 June
5
12 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Friday 12 June 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
18 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Thursday 18 June 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
18 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Thursday 18 June 2111
Thursday 18 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 June)
13•
eve
19 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Friday 19 June 2111
Friday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 June)
14•
eve
20 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Saturday 20 June 2111
Saturday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 June)
15•
eve
21 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 21 June 2111
Sunday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 June)
15
22 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 22 June 2111
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.