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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 23Start of the fast, Ramadan | 224, Ramadan | 325, Ramadan | 426, Ramadan | 527, Ramadan | ||
628, Ramadan | 729, Ramadan | 830Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 9Oct 1, Ramadan | 102Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 113, Ramadan | 124, Ramadan |
135, Ramadan | 146, Ramadan | 157Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 168, Ramadan | 179, Ramadan | 1810Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1911, Ramadan |
| 2012Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2113Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2214Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2315, Ramadan | 2416Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2517al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2618Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2719, Ramadan | 2820, Ramadan | 2921, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Sept
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 23 September 1941
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
30 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 30 September 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
2 Oct
15
7 Oct
19•
eve
10 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 10 October 1941
Friday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 October)
19•
eve
10 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 10 October 1941
Friday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
12 Oct
21•
eve
12 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 12 October 1941
Sunday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 October)
21
13 Oct
23•
eve
14 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 14 October 1941
Tuesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 October)
25
17 Oct
25•
eve
16 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 16 October 1941
Thursday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
18 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 18 October 1941
Saturday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 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.