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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 25Start of the fast, Ramadan | 226, Ramadan | 327, Ramadan | 428, Ramadan | 529, Ramadan | ||
630, Ramadan | 731, Ramadan | 8Nov 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 | 2316, Ramadan | 2417Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2518al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2619Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2720, Ramadan | 2821, Ramadan | 2922, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Oct
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 25 October 1938
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 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 1 November 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
3 Nov
15
8 Nov
19•
eve
11 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 11 November 1938
Friday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 November)
19•
eve
11 Nov
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 11 November 1938
Friday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
13 Nov
21•
eve
13 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 13 November 1938
Sunday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 November)
21
14 Nov
23•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 15 November 1938
Tuesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 November)
25
18 Nov
25•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 17 November 1938
Thursday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
19 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 19 November 1938
Saturday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 November)
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 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.