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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 12Start of the fast, Ramadan | 213, Ramadan | 314, Ramadan | ||||
415, Ramadan | 516, Ramadan | 617, Ramadan | 718, Ramadan | 819Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 920, Ramadan | 1021Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
1122, Ramadan | 1223, Ramadan | 1324, Ramadan | 1425, Ramadan | 1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1627, Ramadan | 1728, Ramadan |
| 1829Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1930, Ramadan | 2031Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 21Jan 1Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 222Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 233, Ramadan | 244Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
255, Ramadan | 266Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 277, Ramadan | 288, Ramadan | 299, Ramadan | 3010al-Quds Day, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Dec
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 12 December 1901
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
19 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 19 December 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
21 Dec
15
26 Dec
19•
eve
29 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 29 December 1901
Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)
19•
eve
29 Dec
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 29 December 1901
Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
31 Dec
21•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 31 December 1901
Tuesday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 January)
21
1 Jan
23•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 2 January 1902
Thursday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 January)
25•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 4 January 1902
Saturday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
6 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 6 January 1902
Monday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
30
10 Jan
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.