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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 10Start of the fast, Ramadan | 211, Ramadan | 312, Ramadan | 413, Ramadan | 514, Ramadan | ||
615, Ramadan | 716, Ramadan | 817Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 918, Ramadan | 1019Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1120, Ramadan | 1221, Ramadan |
1322, Ramadan | 1423, Ramadan | 1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1625, Ramadan | 1726, Ramadan | 1827Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1928, Ramadan |
| 2029Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2130Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2231Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 23Apr 1, Ramadan | 242Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 253al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 264Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
275, Ramadan | 286, Ramadan | 297, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
10 Mar
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 10 March 2122
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
17 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 17 March 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
19 Mar
15
24 Mar
19•
eve
27 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 27 March 2122
Friday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 March)
19•
eve
27 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 27 March 2122
Friday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
29 Mar
21•
eve
29 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 29 March 2122
Sunday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 March)
21
30 Mar
23•
eve
31 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 31 March 2122
Tuesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 April)
25
3 Apr
25•
eve
2 Apr
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 2 April 2122
Thursday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
4 Apr
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 4 April 2122
Saturday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 April)
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.