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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 25Start of the fast, Ramadan | 226, Ramadan | |||||
327, Ramadan | 428, Ramadan | 529, Ramadan | 630, Ramadan | 731, Ramadan | 8Sep 1Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 92, Ramadan |
| 103Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 114, Ramadan | 125, Ramadan | 136, Ramadan | 147, Ramadan | 158Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 169, Ramadan |
1710, Ramadan | 1811Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1912, Ramadan | 2013Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2114Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2215Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2316, Ramadan |
| 2417Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2518, Ramadan | 2619Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2720, Ramadan | 2821, Ramadan | 2922al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 3023, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Aug
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 25 August 1911
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
1 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 1 September 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
3 Sept
15
8 Sept
19•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 11 September 1911
Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)
19•
eve
11 Sept
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 11 September 1911
Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
13 Sept
21•
eve
13 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 13 September 1911
Wednesday 13 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 September)
21
14 Sept
23•
eve
15 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 15 September 1911
Friday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 September)
25•
eve
17 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 17 September 1911
Sunday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
19 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 19 September 1911
Tuesday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
22 Sept
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.