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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 19Start of the fast, Ramadan | 220, Ramadan | 321, Ramadan | 422, Ramadan | 523, Ramadan | ||
624, Ramadan | 725, Ramadan | 826Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 927, Ramadan | 1028Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1129, Ramadan | 1230, Ramadan |
1331, Ramadan | 14Jan 1, Ramadan | 152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 163, Ramadan | 174, Ramadan | 185Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 196, Ramadan |
| 207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2310, Ramadan | 2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2512al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2613Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2714, Ramadan | 2815, Ramadan | 2916, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
19 Dec
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 19 December 1933
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
26 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 26 December 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
28 Dec
15
2 Jan
19•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 5 January 1934
Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)
19•
eve
5 Jan
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 5 January 1934
Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
7 Jan
21•
eve
7 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 7 January 1934
Sunday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 January)
21
8 Jan
23•
eve
9 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 9 January 1934
Tuesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 January)
25
12 Jan
25•
eve
11 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 11 January 1934
Thursday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
13 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 13 January 1934
Saturday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 January)
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.