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26 Jumada al-Ula 144826 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in Pakistan26 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in IndiaMaghribMaghrib in IpswichMaghrib in Ipswich
Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1338

April to May 1920 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 1338 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221, Sha'ban
322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
625, Sha'ban
726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban
928, Sha'ban
1029, Sha'ban
1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban
176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban
198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban
2110, Sha'ban
2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban
2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban
2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban
2817, Sha'ban
2918, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1338 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
222, Sha'ban
323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban
727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban
929, Sha'ban
1030, Sha'ban
11May 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
166, Sha'ban
177, Sha'ban
188, Sha'ban
199, Sha'ban
2010, Sha'ban
2111, Sha'ban
2212, Sha'ban
2313, Sha'ban
2414, Sha'ban
2515, Sha'ban
2616, Sha'ban
2717, Sha'ban
2818, Sha'ban
2919, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1338 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
222, Sha'ban
323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban
727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban
929, Sha'ban
1030, Sha'ban
11May 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
166, Sha'ban
177, Sha'ban
188, Sha'ban
199, Sha'ban
2010, Sha'ban
2111, Sha'ban
2212, Sha'ban
2313, Sha'ban
2414, Sha'ban
2515, Sha'ban
2616, Sha'ban
2717, Sha'ban
2818, Sha'ban
2919, 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

    MonTueTue
    19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 April)Tuesday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 April)Tuesday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueWedWed
    20 Apr21 Apr21 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

    ThuFriFri
    22 Apr23 Apr23 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

    FriSatSat
    23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatSunSun
    24 Apr25 Apr25 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

    FriSatSat
    30 Apr1 May1 May

    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

    FriSatSat
    30 Apr1 May1 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    1 May2 May2 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)

    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

    SunMonMon
    2 May3 May3 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    3 May4 May4 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Tuesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 May)Tuesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueWedWed
    4 May5 May5 May

    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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