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 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 26, Sha'ban | 37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 610, Sha'ban | 711, Sha'ban | 812, Sha'ban | 913, Sha'ban | 1014, Sha'ban | 1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1216Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1317Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1418Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1620, Sha'ban | 1721, Sha'ban | 1822, Sha'ban |
1923, Sha'ban | 2024, Sha'ban | 2125, Sha'ban | 2226, Sha'ban | 2327, Sha'ban | 2428, Sha'ban | 2529, Sha'ban |
2630, Sha'ban | 2731, Sha'ban | 28Aug 1, Sha'ban | 292, Sha'ban | 303, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
4 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 4 July 2141
Tuesday 4 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 July)
1
5 July
1
5 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 5 July 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
7 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 7 July 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
8 July
5
9 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 9 July 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
15 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 15 July 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
15 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 15 July 2141
Saturday 15 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 July)
13•
eve
16 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 16 July 2141
Sunday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 July)
14•
eve
17 July
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 17 July 2141
Monday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 July)
15•
eve
18 July
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 18 July 2141
Tuesday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 July)
15
19 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 19 July 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.