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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 27Start of the fast, Ramadan | 228, Ramadan | 329, Ramadan | 430, Ramadan | 5Oct 1, Ramadan | 62, Ramadan | 73, Ramadan |
| 84Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 95, Ramadan | 106Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 117, Ramadan | 128, Ramadan | 139, Ramadan | 1410, Ramadan |
| 1511Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1612, Ramadan | 1713, Ramadan | 1814Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1915, Ramadan | 2016Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2117Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan |
| 2218Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2319, Ramadan | 2420Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2521, Ramadan | 2622Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2723al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2824, Ramadan |
2925, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
27 Sept
Worship
Start of the fast
Sunday 27 September 1908
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
4 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Sunday 4 October 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
6 Oct
15
11 Oct
19•
eve
14 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Wednesday 14 October 1908
Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)
19•
eve
14 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Wednesday 14 October 1908
Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
16 Oct
21•
eve
16 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Friday 16 October 1908
Friday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 October)
21
17 Oct
23•
eve
18 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Sunday 18 October 1908
Sunday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 October)
25•
eve
20 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Tuesday 20 October 1908
Tuesday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27
23 Oct
27•
eve
22 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Thursday 22 October 1908
Thursday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 October)
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.