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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 4Start of the fast, Ramadan | 25, Ramadan | 36, Ramadan | ||||
47, Ramadan | 58, Ramadan | 69, Ramadan | 710, Ramadan | 811Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 912, Ramadan | 1013Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
1114, Ramadan | 1215, Ramadan | 1316, Ramadan | 1417, Ramadan | 1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1619, Ramadan | 1720, Ramadan |
| 1821Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1922, Ramadan | 2023Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2124Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2225Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2326al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2427Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2528, Ramadan | 2629Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2730, Ramadan | 28Dec 1, Ramadan | 292, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
4 Nov
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 4 November 2100
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
11 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 11 November 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
13 Nov
15
18 Nov
19•
eve
21 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 21 November 2100
Sunday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 November)
19•
eve
21 Nov
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 21 November 2100
Sunday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
23 Nov
21•
eve
23 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 23 November 2100
Tuesday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 November)
21
24 Nov
23
26 Nov
23•
eve
25 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 25 November 2100
Thursday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 November)
25•
eve
27 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 27 November 2100
Saturday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
29 Nov
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 29 November 2100
Monday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 November)
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.