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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 1397

July to August 1977 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 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 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'ban522Wiladat 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 Shaban1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Aug 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 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban14Aug 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban14Aug 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, 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
    17 July18 July18 July

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 July)Monday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 July)Monday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    MonTueTue
    18 July19 July19 July

    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
    20 July21 July21 July

    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
    21 July22 July22 July

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    FriSatSat
    22 July23 July23 July

    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
    28 July29 July29 July

    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
    28 July29 July29 July

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 July)Friday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 July)Friday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 July)

  8. 13

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    29 July30 July30 July

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 July)Saturday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 July)Saturday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 July)

    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
    30 July31 July31 July

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 July)Sunday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 August)Sunday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    31 July1 Aug1 Aug

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 August)Monday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 August)Monday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    MonTueTue
    1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug

    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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