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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 1373

April to May 1954 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 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
610, Sha'ban
711, Sha'ban
812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban
1014, Sha'ban
1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban
1721, Sha'ban
1822, Sha'ban
1923, Sha'ban
2024, Sha'ban
2125, Sha'ban
2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban
2428, Sha'ban
2529, Sha'ban
2630, Sha'ban
27May 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
610, Sha'ban
711, Sha'ban
812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban
1014, Sha'ban
1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban
1721, Sha'ban
1822, Sha'ban
1923, Sha'ban
2024, Sha'ban
2125, Sha'ban
2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban
2428, Sha'ban
2529, Sha'ban
2630, Sha'ban
27May 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
304, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1373 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
610, Sha'ban
711, Sha'ban
812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban
1014, Sha'ban
1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban
1721, Sha'ban
1822, Sha'ban
1923, Sha'ban
2024, Sha'ban
2125, Sha'ban
2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban
2428, Sha'ban
2529, Sha'ban
2630, Sha'ban
27May 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
304, 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
    4 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    5 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

    Wed
    7 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

    Thu
    8 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Fri
    9 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

    Thu
    15 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

    Thu
    15 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    16 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 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

    Sat
    17 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    18 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    19 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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