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 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 24, Sha'ban | 35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 68, Sha'ban | 79, Sha'ban | 810, Sha'ban | 911, Sha'ban | 1012, Sha'ban | 1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 1214Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1315Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1416Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1618, Sha'ban | 1719, Sha'ban | 1820, Sha'ban |
1921, Sha'ban | 2022, Sha'ban | 2123, Sha'ban | 2224, Sha'ban | 2325, Sha'ban | 2426, Sha'ban | 2527, Sha'ban |
2628, Sha'ban | 2729, Sha'ban | 2830, Sha'ban | 29Jul 1, Sha'ban | 302, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
2 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Tuesday 2 June 2144
Tuesday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 June)
1
3 June
1
3 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Wednesday 3 June 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
5 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Friday 5 June 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
6 June
5
7 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 7 June 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
13 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Saturday 13 June 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
13 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Saturday 13 June 2144
Saturday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 June)
13•
eve
14 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Sunday 14 June 2144
Sunday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 June)
14•
eve
15 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Monday 15 June 2144
Monday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 June)
15•
eve
16 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 16 June 2144
Tuesday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 June)
15
17 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 17 June 2144
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 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.