Calendar

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Expected

Ramadan 1453

1. 1

   Ramadan

   Wed 17 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Beginning of Ramadan

2. 10

   Ramadan

   Fri 26 Dec (expected)
   Mourning

   Passing of Lady Khadijah (a)

3. 15

   Ramadan

   Wed 31 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)

4. 17

   Ramadan

   Fri 2 Jan (expected)

   Battle of Badr

5. 18

   Ramadan

   Sat 3 Jan (expected)

   Night of Qadr (1st night) & wounding of Imam Ali (a)

6. 20

   Ramadan

   Mon 5 Jan (expected)

   Conquest of Mecca

7. 20

   Ramadan

   Mon 5 Jan (expected)

   Night of Qadr (2nd night)

8. 21

   Ramadan

   Tue 6 Jan (expected)
   Mourning

   Martyrdom of Imam Ali (a)

   Groups going for 21 RamadanZiyarat and guides for 21 Ramadan
9. 22

   Ramadan

   Wed 7 Jan (expected)

   Night of Qadr (3rd night)

10. 29/30

    Ramadan

    Wed 14 Jan / Thu 15 Jan
    Expected

    The month ends

    On the 29th or the 30th, when Najaf announces the new moon.

Next: Shawwal · expected around 14–15 Jan · Eid al-Fitr on the 1st; Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a) on the 25th. See Shawwal

Occasions from TheShia.org · dates as announced in Najaf