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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 5Start of the fast, Ramadan | ||||||
26, Ramadan | 37, Ramadan | 48, Ramadan | 59, Ramadan | 610, Ramadan | 711, Ramadan | 812Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan |
913, Ramadan | 1014Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1115, Ramadan | 1216, Ramadan | 1317, Ramadan | 1418, Ramadan | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan |
1620, Ramadan | 1721, Ramadan | 1822Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1923, Ramadan | 2024Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2125Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2226Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan |
2327, Ramadan | 2428Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2529, Ramadan | 2630Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2731, Ramadan | 28Apr 1al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 292, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 Mar
Worship
Start of the fast
Saturday 5 March 1927
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
12 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Saturday 12 March 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
14 Mar
15
19 Mar
19•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Tuesday 22 March 1927
Tuesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 March)
19•
eve
22 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 22 March 1927
Tuesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
24 Mar
21•
eve
24 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Thursday 24 March 1927
Thursday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 March)
21
25 Mar
23•
eve
26 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Saturday 26 March 1927
Saturday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 March)
25•
eve
28 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Monday 28 March 1927
Monday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Wednesday 30 March 1927
Wednesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
28
1 Apr
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.