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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 23Start of the fast, Ramadan | 224, Ramadan | 325, Ramadan | ||||
426, Ramadan | 527, Ramadan | 628, Ramadan | 729, Ramadan | 8Mar 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 | 2316al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2417Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2518, Ramadan | 2619Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2720, Ramadan | 2821, Ramadan | 2922, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 23 February 1928
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 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 1 March 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
3 Mar
15
8 Mar
19•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 11 March 1928
Sunday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 March)
19•
eve
11 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 11 March 1928
Sunday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
13 Mar
21•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 13 March 1928
Tuesday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 March)
21
14 Mar
23
16 Mar
23•
eve
15 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 15 March 1928
Thursday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 March)
25•
eve
17 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 17 March 1928
Saturday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 19 March 1928
Monday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 March)
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.