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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 6Start of the fast, Ramadan | 27, Ramadan | 38, Ramadan | 49, Ramadan | 510, Ramadan | 611, Ramadan | 712, Ramadan |
| 813Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 914, Ramadan | 1015Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1116, Ramadan | 1217, Ramadan | 1318, Ramadan | 1419, Ramadan |
| 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1621, Ramadan | 1722, Ramadan | 1823Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1924, Ramadan | 2025Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2126Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan |
| 2227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2328, Ramadan | 2429Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2530, Ramadan | 26May 1Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 272al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 283, Ramadan |
294, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Apr
Worship
Start of the fast
Sunday 6 April 1924
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
13 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Sunday 13 April 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
15 Apr
15
20 Apr
19•
eve
23 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Wednesday 23 April 1924
Wednesday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 April)
19•
eve
23 Apr
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Wednesday 23 April 1924
Wednesday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
25 Apr
21•
eve
25 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Friday 25 April 1924
Friday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 April)
21
26 Apr
23•
eve
27 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Sunday 27 April 1924
Sunday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 April)
25•
eve
29 Apr
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Tuesday 29 April 1924
Tuesday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27
2 May
27•
eve
1 May
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Thursday 1 May 1924
Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.