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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1316

December 1898 to January 1899 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 1316 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
620, Sha'ban
721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban
923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban
1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1630, Sha'ban
1731, Sha'ban
18Jan 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban
203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban
236, Sha'ban
247, Sha'ban
258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban
2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1316 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
620, Sha'ban
721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban
923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban
1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1630, Sha'ban
1731, Sha'ban
18Jan 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban
203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban
236, Sha'ban
247, Sha'ban
258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban
2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban
3013, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1316 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
620, Sha'ban
721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban
923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban
1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1630, Sha'ban
1731, Sha'ban
18Jan 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban
203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban
236, Sha'ban
247, Sha'ban
258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban
2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban
3013, 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

    Wed
    14 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    15 Dec

    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

    Sat
    17 Dec

    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

    Sun
    18 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Mon
    19 Dec

    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

    Sun
    25 Dec

    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

    Sun
    25 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 December)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    26 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 December)

    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

    Tue
    27 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    28 Dec

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Thu
    29 Dec

    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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