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 17Start of the fast, Ramadan | 218, Ramadan | 319, Ramadan | ||||
420, Ramadan | 521, Ramadan | 622, Ramadan | 723, Ramadan | 824Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 925, Ramadan | 1026Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan |
1127, Ramadan | 1228, Ramadan | 1329, Ramadan | 14Mar 1, Ramadan | 152Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 163, Ramadan | 174, Ramadan |
| 185Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 196, Ramadan | 207Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 218Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 229Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2310al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2411Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan |
2512, Ramadan | 2613Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2714, Ramadan | 2815, Ramadan | 2916, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
17 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Thursday 17 February 2124
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
24 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Thursday 24 February 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
26 Feb
15
2 Mar
19•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Sunday 5 March 2124
Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)
19•
eve
5 Mar
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Sunday 5 March 2124
Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
7 Mar
21•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Tuesday 7 March 2124
Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)
21
8 Mar
23
10 Mar
23•
eve
9 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Thursday 9 March 2124
Thursday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 March)
25•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Saturday 11 March 2124
Saturday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Monday 13 March 2124
Monday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 March)
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.