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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 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 | 2429Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2530, Ramadan | 2631Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 27Sep 1al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 282, Ramadan |
293, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1
6 Aug
Worship
Start of the fast
Sunday 6 August 1978
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 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Sunday 13 August 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
15 Aug
15
20 Aug
19•
eve
23 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Wednesday 23 August 1978
Wednesday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 August)
19•
eve
23 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Wednesday 23 August 1978
Wednesday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
25 Aug
21•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Friday 25 August 1978
Friday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 August)
21
26 Aug
23•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Sunday 27 August 1978
Sunday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 August)
25•
eve
29 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Tuesday 29 August 1978
Tuesday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27
1 Sept
27•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Thursday 31 August 1978
Thursday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
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.