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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1416

December 1995 to January 1996 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 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Jan 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
167, Sha'ban
178, Sha'ban
189, Sha'ban
1910, Sha'ban
2011, Sha'ban
2112, Sha'ban
2213, Sha'ban
2314, Sha'ban
2415, Sha'ban
2516, Sha'ban
2617, Sha'ban
2718, Sha'ban
2819, Sha'ban
2920, Sha'ban
3021, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban
831, Sha'ban
9Jan 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban
1911, Sha'ban
2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban
2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban
2618, Sha'ban
2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban
2921, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban
831, Sha'ban
9Jan 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban
1911, Sha'ban
2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban
2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban
2618, Sha'ban
2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban
2921, 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

    FriSatSat
    22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 December)Saturday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 December)Saturday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SatSunSun
    23 Dec24 Dec24 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

    MonTueTue
    25 Dec26 Dec26 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

    TueWedWed
    26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    WedThuThu
    27 Dec28 Dec28 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

    TueWedWed
    2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan

    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

    TueWedWed
    2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    WedThuThu
    3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)

    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

    ThuFriFri
    4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)Saturday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 January)Saturday 6 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    SatSunSun
    6 Jan7 Jan7 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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