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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 1371

April to May 1952 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 1371 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban
328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6May 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1371 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban
328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6May 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
3025, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1371 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban
328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6May 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
3025, 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

    Fri
    25 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Sat
    26 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

    Mon
    28 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

    Tue
    29 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Wed
    30 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

    Tue
    6 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

    Tue
    6 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Wed
    7 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 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

    Thu
    8 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Fri
    9 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Sat
    10 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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