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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 2Start of the fast, Ramadan | ||||||
23, Ramadan | 34, Ramadan | 45, Ramadan | 56, Ramadan | 67, Ramadan | 78, Ramadan | 89Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan |
910, Ramadan | 1011Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1112, Ramadan | 1213, Ramadan | 1314, Ramadan | 1415, Ramadan | 1516Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan |
1617, Ramadan | 1718, Ramadan | 1819Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1920, Ramadan | 2021Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2122Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2223Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan |
2324, Ramadan | 2425Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2526, Ramadan | 2627Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 2728, Ramadan | 2829al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2930, Ramadan |
3031, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
2 Dec
Worship
Start of the fast
Saturday 2 December 2130
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
9 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Saturday 9 December 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
11 Dec
15
16 Dec
19•
eve
19 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Tuesday 19 December 2130
Tuesday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 December)
19•
eve
19 Dec
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 19 December 2130
Tuesday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
21 Dec
21•
eve
21 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Thursday 21 December 2130
Thursday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 December)
21
22 Dec
23•
eve
23 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Saturday 23 December 2130
Saturday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 December)
25•
eve
25 Dec
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Monday 25 December 2130
Monday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
27 Dec
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Wednesday 27 December 2130
Wednesday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
28
29 Dec
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.