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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1409

March to April 1989 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 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
210, Sha'ban
311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
412Wiladat 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'ban1321Nawruz, Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban1422Laylat 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
2129, Sha'ban
2230, Sha'ban
2331, Sha'ban
24Apr 1, Sha'ban
252, Sha'ban
263, Sha'ban
274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban
296, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 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, Nawruz1322Amaal 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
2029, Sha'ban
2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban
23Apr 1, Sha'ban
242, Sha'ban
253, Sha'ban
264, Sha'ban
275, Sha'ban
286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 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, Nawruz1322Amaal 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
2029, Sha'ban
2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban
23Apr 1, Sha'ban
242, Sha'ban
253, Sha'ban
264, Sha'ban
275, Sha'ban
286, Sha'ban
297, 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

    WedThuThu
    8 Mar9 Mar9 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 March)Thursday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 March)Thursday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    ThuFriFri
    9 Mar10 Mar10 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

    SatSunSun
    11 Mar12 Mar12 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

    SunMonMon
    12 Mar13 Mar13 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    MonTueTue
    13 Mar14 Mar14 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

    SunMonMon
    19 Mar20 Mar20 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

    SunMonMon
    19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)

  8. 13

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 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. 131212

    Tue
    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

  10. 14

    Eve

    TueWedWed
    21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Eve

    WedThuThu
    22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)Thursday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 March)Thursday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 15

    ThuFriFri
    23 Mar24 Mar24 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
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