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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1378

February to March 1959 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 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
210, Sha'ban
311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
614, Sha'ban
715, Sha'ban
816, Sha'ban
917, Sha'ban
1018, Sha'ban
1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1220Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1321Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1422Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1624, Sha'ban
1725, Sha'ban
1826, Sha'ban
1927, Sha'ban
2028, Sha'ban
21Mar 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban
233, Sha'ban
244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban
277, Sha'ban
288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban
3010, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
211, Sha'ban
312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
615, Sha'ban
716, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban
918, Sha'ban
1019, Sha'ban
1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1625, Sha'ban
1726, Sha'ban
1827, Sha'ban
1928, Sha'ban
20Mar 1, Sha'ban
212, Sha'ban
223, Sha'ban
234, Sha'ban
245, Sha'ban
256, Sha'ban
267, Sha'ban
278, Sha'ban
289, Sha'ban
2910, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
211, Sha'ban
312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
615, Sha'ban
716, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban
918, Sha'ban
1019, Sha'ban
1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1625, Sha'ban
1726, Sha'ban
1827, Sha'ban
1928, Sha'ban
20Mar 1, Sha'ban
212, Sha'ban
223, Sha'ban
234, Sha'ban
245, Sha'ban
256, Sha'ban
267, Sha'ban
278, Sha'ban
289, Sha'ban
2910, 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

    SunMonMon
    8 Feb9 Feb9 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 February)Monday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 February)Monday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    MonTueTue
    9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb

    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

    WedThuThu
    11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb

    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

    ThuFriFri
    12 Feb13 Feb13 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    FriSatSat
    13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb

    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

    ThuFriFri
    19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb

    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

    ThuFriFri
    19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)

    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

    SatSunSun
    21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    MonTueTue
    23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb

    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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