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 8Start of the fast, Ramadan | ||||||
29, Ramadan | 310, Ramadan | 411, Ramadan | 512, Ramadan | 613, Ramadan | 714, Ramadan | 815Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan |
916, Ramadan | 1017Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1118, Ramadan | 1219, Ramadan | 1320, Ramadan | 1421, Ramadan | 1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan |
1623, Ramadan | 1724, Ramadan | 1825Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1926, Ramadan | 2027Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2128Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan |
2330, Ramadan | 2431Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 25Jan 1, Ramadan | 262Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 273, Ramadan | 284al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 295, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
8 Dec
Worship
Start of the fast
Saturday 8 December 1934
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
15 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Saturday 15 December 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
17 Dec
15
22 Dec
19•
eve
25 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Tuesday 25 December 1934
Tuesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 December)
19•
eve
25 Dec
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 25 December 1934
Tuesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
27 Dec
21•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Thursday 27 December 1934
Thursday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 December)
21
28 Dec
23•
eve
29 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Saturday 29 December 1934
Saturday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 December)
25•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Monday 31 December 1934
Monday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Wednesday 2 January 1935
Wednesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
28
4 Jan
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.