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 3Start of the fast, Ramadan | 24, Ramadan | 35, Ramadan | ||||
46, Ramadan | 57, Ramadan | 68, Ramadan | 79, Ramadan | 810Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 911, Ramadan | 1012Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
1113, Ramadan | 1214, Ramadan | 1315, Ramadan | 1416, Ramadan | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1618, Ramadan | 1719, Ramadan |
| 1820Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1921, Ramadan | 2022Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2123Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2224Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2325al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2426Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2527, Ramadan | 2628Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2729, Ramadan | 2830, Ramadan | 2931, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
3 Oct
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 3 October 1940
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
10 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 10 October 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
12 Oct
15
17 Oct
19•
eve
20 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 20 October 1940
Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)
19•
eve
20 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 20 October 1940
Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
22 Oct
21•
eve
22 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 22 October 1940
Tuesday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 October)
21
23 Oct
23
25 Oct
23•
eve
24 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 24 October 1940
Thursday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 October)
25•
eve
26 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 26 October 1940
Saturday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
28 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 28 October 1940
Monday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 October)
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.