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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 17Start of the fast, Ramadan | 218, Ramadan | |||||
319, Ramadan | 420, Ramadan | 521, Ramadan | 622, Ramadan | 723, Ramadan | 824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 925, Ramadan |
| 1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1127, Ramadan | 1228, Ramadan | 13Mar 1, Ramadan | 142, Ramadan | 153Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 164, Ramadan |
175, Ramadan | 186Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 197, Ramadan | 208Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 219Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2210Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2311, Ramadan |
| 2412Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2513, Ramadan | 2614Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2715, Ramadan | 2816, Ramadan | 2917al-Quds Day, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
17 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 17 February 1961
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
24 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 24 February 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
26 Feb
15
3 Mar
19•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 6 March 1961
Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)
19•
eve
6 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 6 March 1961
Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
8 Mar
21•
eve
8 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 8 March 1961
Wednesday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 March)
21
9 Mar
23•
eve
10 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 10 March 1961
Friday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 March)
25•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 12 March 1961
Sunday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
14 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 14 March 1961
Tuesday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
17 Mar
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.