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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 1376

March to April 1957 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 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
24, Sha'ban
35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
68, Sha'ban
79, Sha'ban
810, Sha'ban
911, Sha'ban
1012, Sha'ban
1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1618, Sha'ban
1719, Sha'ban
1820, Sha'ban
1921Nawruz, Sha'ban
2022, Sha'ban
2123, Sha'ban
2224, Sha'ban
2325, Sha'ban
2426, Sha'ban
2527, Sha'ban
2628, Sha'ban
2729, Sha'ban
2830, Sha'ban
2931, Sha'ban
30Apr 1, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban
912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban
1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban
1821Nawruz, Sha'ban
1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban
2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban
2528, Sha'ban
2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban
29Apr 1, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1376 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban
912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban
1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban
1821Nawruz, Sha'ban
1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban
2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban
2528, Sha'ban
2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban
29Apr 1, 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

    SatSunSun
    2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 March)Sunday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 March)Sunday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SunMonMon
    3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar

    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

    TueWedWed
    5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar

    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

    WedThuThu
    6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    ThuFriFri
    7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar

    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

    WedThuThu
    13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar

    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

    WedThuThu
    13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 March)Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)

  8. 13

    Eve

    ThuFriFri
    14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)

    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

    FriSatSat
    15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Saturday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 March)Sunday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 March)Sunday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    SunMonMon
    17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar

    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

  12. 191818

    Thu
    21 Mar

    Nawruz

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
    • Hazara: Observed
    • Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
    • Khoja: Generally not observed
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