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 5Start of the fast, Ramadan | 26, Ramadan | 37, Ramadan | 48, Ramadan | 59, Ramadan | 610, Ramadan | |
711, Ramadan | 812Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 913, Ramadan | 1014Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1115, Ramadan | 1216, Ramadan | 1317, Ramadan |
1418, Ramadan | 1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1620, Ramadan | 1721, Ramadan | 1822Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1923, Ramadan | 2024Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) |
| 2125Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2226Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 2327, Ramadan | 2428Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 25Mar 1, Ramadan | 262al-Quds Day, Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr (27th) | 273, Ramadan |
284, Ramadan | 295, Ramadan | 306, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 Feb
Worship
Start of the fast
Monday 5 February 2125
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
12 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Monday 12 February 2125
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
14 Feb
15
19 Feb
19•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Thursday 22 February 2125
Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)
19•
eve
22 Feb
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Thursday 22 February 2125
Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
24 Feb
21•
eve
24 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Saturday 24 February 2125
Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)
21
25 Feb
23•
eve
26 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Monday 26 February 2125
Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 February)
25•
eve
28 Feb
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Wednesday 28 February 2125
Wednesday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
26
2 Mar
27•
eve
2 Mar
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Friday 2 March 2125
Friday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 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.