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 6Start of the fast, Ramadan | ||||||
27, Ramadan | 38, Ramadan | 49, Ramadan | 510, Ramadan | 611, Ramadan | 712, Ramadan | 813Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan |
914, Ramadan | 1015Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1116, Ramadan | 1217, Ramadan | 1318, Ramadan | 1419, Ramadan | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan |
1621, Ramadan | 1722, Ramadan | 1823Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 1924, Ramadan | 2025Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 2126Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan | 2227Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan |
2328, Ramadan | 2429Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 2530, Ramadan | 26Oct 1Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 272, Ramadan | 283al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 294, Ramadan |
305, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Sept
Worship
Start of the fast
Saturday 6 September 2138
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
13 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Saturday 13 September 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
15 Sept
15
20 Sept
19•
eve
23 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Tuesday 23 September 2138
Tuesday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 September)
19•
eve
23 Sept
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Tuesday 23 September 2138
Tuesday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
25 Sept
21•
eve
25 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Thursday 25 September 2138
Thursday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 September)
21
26 Sept
23•
eve
27 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Saturday 27 September 2138
Saturday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 September)
25•
eve
29 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Monday 29 September 2138
Monday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Wednesday 1 October 2138
Wednesday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
28
3 Oct
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.