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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1372

April to May 1953 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 1372 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
519Wiladat 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 Shaban
1226Amaal 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
17May 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1372 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16May 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1372 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16May 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, 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

    TueWedWed
    14 Apr15 Apr15 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 April)Wednesday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 April)Wednesday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    WedThuThu
    15 Apr16 Apr16 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

    FriSatSat
    17 Apr18 Apr18 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

    SatSunSun
    18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SunMonMon
    19 Apr20 Apr20 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

    SatSunSun
    25 Apr26 Apr26 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

    SatSunSun
    25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 April)Sunday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 April)Sunday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 April)Monday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 April)Monday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 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

    MonTueTue
    27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 April)Tuesday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 April)Tuesday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    TueWedWed
    28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Tuesday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 April)Wednesday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 April)Wednesday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    WedThuThu
    29 Apr30 Apr30 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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