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 3Start of the fast, Ramadan | 24, Ramadan | 35, Ramadan | 46, Ramadan | |||
57, Ramadan | 68, Ramadan | 79, Ramadan | 810Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 911, Ramadan | 1012Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1113, Ramadan |
1214, Ramadan | 1315, Ramadan | 1416, Ramadan | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1618, Ramadan | 1719, Ramadan | 1820Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat |
1921, Ramadan | 2022Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2123Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2224Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2325, Ramadan | 2426al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (25th) | 2527, Ramadan |
| 2628Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2729, Ramadan | 2830, Ramadan | 2931, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
3 Jan
Worship
Start of the fast
Wednesday 3 January 1900
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
10 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Wednesday 10 January 1900
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
12 Jan
15
17 Jan
19•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Saturday 20 January 1900
Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)
19•
eve
20 Jan
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Saturday 20 January 1900
Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
22 Jan
21•
eve
22 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Monday 22 January 1900
Monday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 January)
21
23 Jan
23•
eve
24 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Wednesday 24 January 1900
Wednesday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 January)
24
26 Jan
25•
eve
26 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Friday 26 January 1900
Friday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Sunday 28 January 1900
Sunday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
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.