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 6Start of the fast, Ramadan | 27, Ramadan | 38, Ramadan | 49, Ramadan | 510, Ramadan | ||
611, Ramadan | 712, Ramadan | 813Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 914, Ramadan | 1015Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1116, Ramadan | 1217, Ramadan |
1318, Ramadan | 1419, Ramadan | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1621, Ramadan | 1722, Ramadan | 1823Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1924, Ramadan |
| 2025Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2126Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2328, Ramadan | 24Mar 1Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 252al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 263Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
274, Ramadan | 285, Ramadan | 296, Ramadan | 307, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 6 February 1962
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
13 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 13 February 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
15 Feb
15
20 Feb
19•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 23 February 1962
Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)
19•
eve
23 Feb
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 23 February 1962
Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
25 Feb
21•
eve
25 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 25 February 1962
Sunday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 February)
21
26 Feb
23•
eve
27 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 27 February 1962
Tuesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 February)
25
2 Mar
25•
eve
1 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 1 March 1962
Thursday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 3 March 1962
Saturday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 March)
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.