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 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 224, Sha'ban | 325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 628, Sha'ban | 729, Sha'ban |
830, Sha'ban | 931, Sha'ban | 10Jun 1, Sha'ban | 112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 123Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 134Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 145Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban |
| 156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 167, Sha'ban | 178, Sha'ban | 189, Sha'ban | 1910, Sha'ban | 2011, Sha'ban | 2112, Sha'ban |
2213, Sha'ban | 2314, Sha'ban | 2415, Sha'ban | 2516, Sha'ban | 2617, Sha'ban | 2718, Sha'ban | 2819, Sha'ban |
2920, Sha'ban | 3021, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
22 May
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Saturday 22 May 2145
Saturday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 May)
1
23 May
1
23 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Sunday 23 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
3
25 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 25 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
4
26 May
5
27 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Thursday 27 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
11
2 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)
Wednesday 2 June 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
12•
eve
2 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Wednesday 2 June 2145
Wednesday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 June)
13•
eve
3 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Thursday 3 June 2145
Thursday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 June)
14•
eve
4 June
Worship
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Friday 4 June 2145
Friday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 June)
15•
eve
5 June
Worship
Laylat al-Baraa
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 5 June 2145
Saturday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 June)
15
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 6 June 2145
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.