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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 228, Sha'ban | |||||
| 329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 6Jun 1, Sha'ban | 72, Sha'ban | 83, Sha'ban | 94, Sha'ban |
105, Sha'ban | 116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 127Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 138Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 149Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1611, Sha'ban |
1712, Sha'ban | 1813, Sha'ban | 1914, Sha'ban | 2015, Sha'ban | 2116, Sha'ban | 2217, Sha'ban | 2318, Sha'ban |
2419, Sha'ban | 2520, Sha'ban | 2621, Sha'ban | 2722, Sha'ban | 2823, Sha'ban | 2924, Sha'ban | 3025, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
26 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Thursday 26 May 2112
Thursday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 May)
1
27 May
1
27 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Friday 27 May 2112
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
29 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 29 May 2112
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
30 May
5
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Tuesday 31 May 2112
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Monday 6 June 2112
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
6 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Monday 6 June 2112
Monday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 June)
13•
eve
7 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Tuesday 7 June 2112
Tuesday 7 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 June)
14•
eve
8 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Wednesday 8 June 2112
Wednesday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 June)
15•
eve
9 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 9 June 2112
Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)
15
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 10 June 2112
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.