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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 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 | 27Dec 1, Ramadan | 282, Ramadan | 293al-Quds Day, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 Nov
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 5 November 1937
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 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 12 November 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
14 Nov
15
19 Nov
19•
eve
22 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 22 November 1937
Monday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 November)
19•
eve
22 Nov
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 22 November 1937
Monday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
24 Nov
21•
eve
24 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 24 November 1937
Wednesday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 November)
21
25 Nov
23•
eve
26 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 26 November 1937
Friday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 November)
25•
eve
28 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 28 November 1937
Sunday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
30 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 30 November 1937
Tuesday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
3 Dec
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.