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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1439

April to May 2018 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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'ban15May 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
Sha'ban 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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'ban14May 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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'ban14May 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

    MonTueTue
    16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueWedWed
    17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr

    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 Apr20 Apr20 Apr

    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 Apr21 Apr21 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatSunSun
    21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr

    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 Apr28 Apr28 Apr

    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 Apr28 Apr28 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

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

    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 Apr30 Apr30 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 April)Monday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 May)Monday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    30 Apr1 May1 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 May)Tuesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 May)Tuesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueWedWed
    1 May2 May2 May

    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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