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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 20Start of the fast, Ramadan | 221, Ramadan | 322, Ramadan | 423, Ramadan | 524, Ramadan | ||
625, Ramadan | 726, Ramadan | 827Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 928, Ramadan | 1029Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1130, Ramadan | 1231, Ramadan |
13Feb 1, Ramadan | 142, Ramadan | 153Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 164, Ramadan | 175, Ramadan | 186Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 197, Ramadan |
| 208Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 219Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2210Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2311, Ramadan | 2412Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2513al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2614Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2715, Ramadan | 2816, Ramadan | 2917, Ramadan | 3018, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
20 Jan
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 20 January 1931
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
27 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 27 January 1931
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
29 Jan
15
3 Feb
19•
eve
6 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 6 February 1931
Friday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 February)
19•
eve
6 Feb
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 6 February 1931
Friday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
8 Feb
21•
eve
8 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 8 February 1931
Sunday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 February)
21
9 Feb
23•
eve
10 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 10 February 1931
Tuesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 February)
25
13 Feb
25•
eve
12 Feb
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 12 February 1931
Thursday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
14 Feb
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 14 February 1931
Saturday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 February)
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.