19 Ramadan
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
In 2027
19 Ramadan 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 February)
Not yet in the calendar feed. The month begins by moon sighting, and the Centre publishes the date for your phone once it is confirmed.
Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Ramadan 1447 | Expected | |
| 19 Ramadan 1448 | Expected | |
| 19 Ramadan 1449 | Expected | |
| 19 Ramadan 1450 | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month.
About this day
Imam Ali (a) was struck at the morning prayer in the mosque of Kufa on this night. It is not the night of his martyrdom, which comes two days later, and running the two together is an error practising families notice. Because the night begins at maghrib the evening before, calendars print it on either the eighteenth or the nineteenth. The Centre anchors it to the eve of the nineteenth and holds a majlis.
Communities differ on this
The Centre’s congregation includes Indian, Pakistani, Irani, Hazara, Iraqi and Afghan families, and they do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.