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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 21Start of the fast, Ramadan | 222, Ramadan | 323, Ramadan | ||||
424, Ramadan | 525, Ramadan | 626, Ramadan | 727, Ramadan | 828Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 929, Ramadan | 1030Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
11Jul 1, Ramadan | 122, Ramadan | 133, Ramadan | 144, Ramadan | 155Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 166, Ramadan | 177, Ramadan |
| 188Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 199, Ramadan | 2010Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2111Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2212Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2313, Ramadan | 2414Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2515, Ramadan | 2616Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2717, Ramadan | 2818, Ramadan | 2919, Ramadan | 3020al-Quds Day, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
21 June
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 21 June 1917
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
28 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 28 June 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
30 June
15
5 July
19•
eve
8 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 8 July 1917
Sunday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 July)
19•
eve
8 July
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 8 July 1917
Sunday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
10 July
21•
eve
10 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 10 July 1917
Tuesday 10 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 July)
21
11 July
23•
eve
12 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 12 July 1917
Thursday 12 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 July)
25•
eve
14 July
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 14 July 1917
Saturday 14 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
16 July
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 16 July 1917
Monday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
30
20 July
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.