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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 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 | 2628al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th) | 2729, Ramadan |
2830, Ramadan | 2931, Ramadan | 30Jun 1, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
3 May
Worship
Start of the fast
Monday 3 May 2117
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 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Monday 10 May 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
12 May
15
17 May
19•
eve
20 May
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Thursday 20 May 2117
Thursday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 May)
19•
eve
20 May
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 20 May 2117
Thursday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
22 May
21•
eve
22 May
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Saturday 22 May 2117
Saturday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 May)
21
23 May
23•
eve
24 May
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Monday 24 May 2117
Monday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 May)
25•
eve
26 May
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Wednesday 26 May 2117
Wednesday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
26
28 May
27•
eve
28 May
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Friday 28 May 2117
Friday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 May)
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.