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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 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 | 1430, Ramadan | 15Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 162, Ramadan | 173, Ramadan | 184Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 195, Ramadan |
| 206Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 217Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 228Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 239, Ramadan | 2410Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2511al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2612Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan |
2713, Ramadan | 2814, Ramadan | 2915, Ramadan | 3016, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
17 Sept
Worship
Start of the fast
Tuesday 17 September 2137
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 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Tuesday 24 September 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
26 Sept
15
1 Oct
19•
eve
4 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Friday 4 October 2137
Friday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 October)
19•
eve
4 Oct
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Friday 4 October 2137
Friday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
6 Oct
21•
eve
6 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Sunday 6 October 2137
Sunday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 October)
21
7 Oct
23•
eve
8 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Tuesday 8 October 2137
Tuesday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 October)
25
11 Oct
25•
eve
10 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Thursday 10 October 2137
Thursday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
12 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Saturday 12 October 2137
Saturday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
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.