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 16Start of the fast, Ramadan | 217, Ramadan | 318, Ramadan | ||||
419, Ramadan | 520, Ramadan | 621, Ramadan | 722, Ramadan | 823Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 924, Ramadan | 1025Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
1126, Ramadan | 1227, Ramadan | 1328, Ramadan | 1429, Ramadan | 1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 16Oct 1, Ramadan | 172, Ramadan |
| 183Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 194, Ramadan | 205Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 216Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 238, Ramadan | 249Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2510, Ramadan | 2611Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2712, Ramadan | 2813, Ramadan | 2914, Ramadan | 3015al-Quds Day, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
16 Sept
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 16 September 1909
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
23 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 23 September 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
25 Sept
15
30 Sept
19•
eve
3 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 3 October 1909
Sunday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 October)
19•
eve
3 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 3 October 1909
Sunday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
5 Oct
21•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 5 October 1909
Tuesday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 October)
21
6 Oct
23•
eve
7 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 7 October 1909
Thursday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 October)
25•
eve
9 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 9 October 1909
Saturday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
11 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 11 October 1909
Monday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
30
15 Oct
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.