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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

Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1349

December 1930 to January 1931 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 1349 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban
829, Sha'ban
930, Sha'ban
1031, Sha'ban
11Jan 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat 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 1349 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban
829, Sha'ban
930, Sha'ban
1031, Sha'ban
11Jan 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat 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
3020, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1349 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban
829, Sha'ban
930, Sha'ban
1031, Sha'ban
11Jan 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat 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
3020, 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

    Sun
    21 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    22 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

    Wed
    24 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

    Thu
    25 Dec

  5. 5

    Fri
    26 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

    Thu
    1 Jan

    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

    Thu
    1 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    2 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 January)

    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

    Sat
    3 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    4 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    5 Jan

    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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