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 4Start of the fast, Ramadan | 25, Ramadan | 36, Ramadan | 47, Ramadan | 58, Ramadan | 69, Ramadan | |
710, Ramadan | 811Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 912, Ramadan | 1013Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1114, Ramadan | 1215, Ramadan | 1316, Ramadan |
1417, Ramadan | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1619, Ramadan | 1720, Ramadan | 1821Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1922, Ramadan | 2023Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) |
| 2124Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2225Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2326, Ramadan | 2427Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2528, Ramadan | 2629al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th) | 2730, Ramadan |
2831, Ramadan | 29Sep 1, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
4 Aug
Worship
Start of the fast
Monday 4 August 1913
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
11 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Monday 11 August 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
13 Aug
15
18 Aug
19•
eve
21 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Thursday 21 August 1913
Thursday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 August)
19•
eve
21 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 21 August 1913
Thursday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
23 Aug
21•
eve
23 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Saturday 23 August 1913
Saturday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 August)
21
24 Aug
23•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Monday 25 August 1913
Monday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 August)
25•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Wednesday 27 August 1913
Wednesday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
26
29 Aug
27•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Friday 29 August 1913
Friday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 August)
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 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.