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.
13 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 13Start of the fast, Ramadan | 214, Ramadan | |||||
315, Ramadan | 416, Ramadan | 517, Ramadan | 618, Ramadan | 719, Ramadan | 820Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 921, Ramadan |
| 1022Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1123, Ramadan | 1224, Ramadan | 1325, Ramadan | 1426, Ramadan | 1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1628, Ramadan |
1729, Ramadan | 1830Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1931, Ramadan | 20Feb 1Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 212Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 223Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 234, Ramadan |
| 245Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 256, Ramadan | 267Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 278, Ramadan | 289, Ramadan | 2910al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 3011, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
13 Jan
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 13 January 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Moonsighting Australia: local sighting; announced 20 Feb 2026 for 1447
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announced 19 Feb 2026 for 1447
8
20 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 20 January 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
22 Jan
15
27 Jan
19•
eve
30 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 30 January 1899
Monday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 January)
19•
eve
30 Jan
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 30 January 1899
Monday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
1 Feb
21•
eve
1 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 1 February 1899
Wednesday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 February)
21
2 Feb
23•
eve
3 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 3 February 1899
Friday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 February)
25•
eve
5 Feb
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 5 February 1899
Sunday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
7 Feb
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 7 February 1899
Tuesday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
10 Feb
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.