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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1383

December 1963 to January 1964 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 1383 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban
319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban
925, Sha'ban
1026, Sha'ban
1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Jan 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
3015, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1383 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
3016, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1383 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
3016, 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

    MonTueTue
    16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 December)Tuesday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 December)Tuesday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueWedWed
    17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec

    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

    ThuFriFri
    19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec

    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

    FriSatSat
    20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatSunSun
    21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec

    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

    FriSatSat
    27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec

    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

    FriSatSat
    27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)

    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

    SunMonMon
    29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)Monday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 December)Monday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 December)Tuesday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 January)Tuesday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueWedWed
    31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan

    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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