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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 30Start of the fast, Ramadan | 231, Ramadan | 3Aug 1, Ramadan | 42, Ramadan | 53, Ramadan | ||
64, Ramadan | 75, Ramadan | 86Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 97, Ramadan | 108Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 119, Ramadan | 1210, Ramadan |
1311, Ramadan | 1412, Ramadan | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1614, Ramadan | 1715, Ramadan | 1816Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1917, Ramadan |
| 2018Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2119Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2220Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2321, Ramadan | 2422Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2523al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2624Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2725, Ramadan | 2826, Ramadan | 2927, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 July
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 30 July 1946
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
6 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 6 August 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
8 Aug
15
13 Aug
19•
eve
16 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 16 August 1946
Friday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 August)
19•
eve
16 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 16 August 1946
Friday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
18 Aug
21•
eve
18 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 18 August 1946
Sunday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 August)
21
19 Aug
23•
eve
20 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 20 August 1946
Tuesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 August)
25
23 Aug
25•
eve
22 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 22 August 1946
Thursday 22 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
24 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 24 August 1946
Saturday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.