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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1305

April to May 1888 شعبان

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.
How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Sha'ban 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
214, Sha'ban
315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
618, Sha'ban
719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban
921, Sha'ban
1022, Sha'ban
1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1628, Sha'ban
1729, Sha'ban
1830, Sha'ban
19May 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
214, Sha'ban
315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
618, Sha'ban
719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban
921, Sha'ban
1022, Sha'ban
1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1628, Sha'ban
1729, Sha'ban
1830, Sha'ban
19May 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, Sha'ban
3012, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1305 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
214, Sha'ban
315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
618, Sha'ban
719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban
921, Sha'ban
1022, Sha'ban
1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1628, Sha'ban
1729, Sha'ban
1830, Sha'ban
19May 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, Sha'ban
3012, Sha'ban
  • Celebration
  • Worship
  • Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
  • Friday

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.

Observances in Sha'ban

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  1. 1

    Eve

    Thu
    12 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    13 Apr

    Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
    • Khoja: 1 Shaban
    • Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia)

  3. 3

    Sun
    15 Apr

    Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
    • Iranian: 3 Shaban; also Pasdar (Guard) Day
    • Khoja: al-Mufid reported 5 Shaban; some historians give 3 AH not 4 AH

  4. 4

    Mon
    16 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Tue
    17 Apr

    Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Khoja: 5 Shaban (duas.org)
    • Iranian: 5 Shaban (wikishia)
    • Hazara: 5 Shaban
    • Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)

  6. 11

    Mon
    23 Apr

    Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
    • Iranian: 11 Shaban (wikishia)

  7. 12

    Eve

    Mon
    23 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Tue
    24 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 24 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 April)

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Two rakas with Ya-Sin, al-Mulk, al-Tawhid (wikishia)
    • Khoja: Two rakas with al-Fatiha and al-Tin (duas.org)

  9. 14

    Eve

    Wed
    25 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Thu
    26 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Thursday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Fri
    27 Apr

    Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)

    Celebration

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Year 255 AH; official holiday, World Day of the Impoverished
    • Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH
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