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 29Start of the fast, Ramadan | 230, Ramadan | 331, Ramadan | 4Aug 1, Ramadan | 52, Ramadan | 63, Ramadan | |
74, Ramadan | 85Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 96, Ramadan | 107Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 118, Ramadan | 129, Ramadan | 1310, Ramadan |
1411, Ramadan | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1613, Ramadan | 1714, Ramadan | 1815Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1916, Ramadan | 2017Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) |
| 2118Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2219Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2320, Ramadan | 2421Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2522, Ramadan | 2623al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th) | 2724, Ramadan |
2825, Ramadan | 2926, Ramadan | 3027, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
29 July
Worship
Start of the fast
Monday 29 July 2109
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
5 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Monday 5 August 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
7 Aug
15
12 Aug
19•
eve
15 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Thursday 15 August 2109
Thursday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 August)
19•
eve
15 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 15 August 2109
Thursday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
17 Aug
21•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Saturday 17 August 2109
Saturday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 August)
21
18 Aug
23•
eve
19 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Monday 19 August 2109
Monday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 August)
25•
eve
21 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Wednesday 21 August 2109
Wednesday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
26
23 Aug
27•
eve
23 Aug
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Friday 23 August 2109
Friday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- 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.