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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 27Start of the fast, Ramadan | ||||||
228, Ramadan | 3Mar 1, Ramadan | 42, Ramadan | 53, Ramadan | 64, Ramadan | 75, Ramadan | 86Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan |
97, Ramadan | 108Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 119, Ramadan | 1210, Ramadan | 1311, Ramadan | 1412, Ramadan | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan |
1614, Ramadan | 1715, Ramadan | 1816Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1917, Ramadan | 2018Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2119Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2220Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan |
2321, Ramadan | 2422Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2523, Ramadan | 2624Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2725, Ramadan | 2826al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2927, Ramadan |
3028, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
27 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Saturday 27 February 2123
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
6 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Saturday 6 March 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
8 Mar
15
13 Mar
19•
eve
16 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Tuesday 16 March 2123
Tuesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 March)
19•
eve
16 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 16 March 2123
Tuesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
18 Mar
21•
eve
18 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Thursday 18 March 2123
Thursday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 March)
21
19 Mar
23•
eve
20 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Saturday 20 March 2123
Saturday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 March)
25•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Monday 22 March 2123
Monday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
24 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Wednesday 24 March 2123
Wednesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
28
26 Mar
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.