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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 20Start of the fast, Ramadan | 221, Ramadan | |||||
322, Ramadan | 423, Ramadan | 524, Ramadan | 625, Ramadan | 726, Ramadan | 827Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 928, Ramadan |
| 1029Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1130, Ramadan | 12Dec 1, Ramadan | 132, Ramadan | 143, Ramadan | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 165, Ramadan |
176, Ramadan | 187Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 198, Ramadan | 209Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2110Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2211Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2312, Ramadan |
| 2413Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2514, Ramadan | 2615Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2716, Ramadan | 2817, Ramadan | 2918al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 3019, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
20 Nov
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 20 November 1903
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
27 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 27 November 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
29 Nov
15
4 Dec
19•
eve
7 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 7 December 1903
Monday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 December)
19•
eve
7 Dec
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 7 December 1903
Monday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
9 Dec
21•
eve
9 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 9 December 1903
Wednesday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 December)
21
10 Dec
23•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 11 December 1903
Friday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 December)
25•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 13 December 1903
Sunday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 15 December 1903
Tuesday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
18 Dec
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.