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 3Start of the fast, Ramadan | 24, Ramadan | |||||
35, Ramadan | 46, Ramadan | 57, Ramadan | 68, Ramadan | 79, Ramadan | 810Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 911, Ramadan |
| 1012Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1113, Ramadan | 1214, Ramadan | 1315, Ramadan | 1416, Ramadan | 1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1618, Ramadan |
1719, Ramadan | 1820Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1921, Ramadan | 2022Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2123Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2224Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2325, Ramadan |
| 2426Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2527, Ramadan | 2628Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2729, Ramadan | 2830, Ramadan | 2931al-Quds Day, 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
3 July
Worship
Start of the fast
Friday 3 July 1981
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
10 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Friday 10 July 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
12 July
15
17 July
19•
eve
20 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Monday 20 July 1981
Monday 20 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 July)
19•
eve
20 July
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Monday 20 July 1981
Monday 20 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
22 July
21•
eve
22 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Wednesday 22 July 1981
Wednesday 22 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 July)
21
23 July
23•
eve
24 July
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Friday 24 July 1981
Friday 24 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 July)
25•
eve
26 July
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Sunday 26 July 1981
Sunday 26 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
28 July
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Tuesday 28 July 1981
Tuesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
29
31 July
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.