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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 14Start of the fast, Ramadan | 215, Ramadan | 316, Ramadan | 417, Ramadan | 518, Ramadan | 619, Ramadan | 720, Ramadan |
| 821Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning, Ramadan | 922, Ramadan | 1023Wafat of Sayyida Khadija (a), Ramadan | 1124, Ramadan | 1225, Ramadan | 1326, Ramadan | 1427, Ramadan |
| 1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a), Ramadan | 1629, Ramadan | 1730, Ramadan | 1831Laylat al-Qadr (19th), Ramadan, Shab-e-Zarbat | 19Sep 1, Ramadan | 202Conquest of Mecca, Ramadan, Laylat al-Qadr (21st) | 213Shahadat of Imam Ali (a), Ramadan |
| 224Laylat al-Qadr (23rd), Ramadan | 235, Ramadan | 246Shab-e-Qadr (25th), Ramadan | 257, Ramadan | 268Shab-e-Qadr (27th), Ramadan | 279al-Quds Day, Ramadan | 2810, Ramadan |
2911, Ramadan | 3012, Ramadan |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
14 Aug
Worship
Start of the fast
Sunday 14 August 2140
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
21 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Abu Talib (a) -- Ramadan reckoning
Sunday 21 August 2140
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA prints it)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal
10
23 Aug
15
28 Aug
19•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (19th)
Wednesday 31 August 2140
Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)
19•
eve
31 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Zarbat
Imam Ali (a) struck by Ibn Muljam at the morning prayer
Wednesday 31 August 2140
Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints 18 Ramadan -- the same night, anchored to the day it begins
20
2 Sept
21•
eve
2 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (21st)
Friday 2 September 2140
Friday 2 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 September)
21
3 Sept
23•
eve
4 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Qadr (23rd)
Sunday 4 September 2140
Sunday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 September)
25•
eve
6 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (25th)
Tuesday 6 September 2140
Tuesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA prints five Qadr nights: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
27
9 Sept
27•
eve
8 Sept
Worship
Shab-e-Qadr (27th)
Thursday 8 September 2140
Thursday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 September)
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.