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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1440

April to May 2019 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 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban
26May 1, Sha'ban
272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban
294, Sha'ban
305, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban
915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban
1925, Sha'ban
2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban
2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban
25May 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
306, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban
915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban
1925, Sha'ban
2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban
2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban
25May 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
306, 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
    5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SatSunSun
    6 Apr7 Apr7 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

    MonTueTue
    8 Apr9 Apr9 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

    TueWedWed
    9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    WedThuThu
    10 Apr11 Apr11 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

    TueWedWed
    16 Apr17 Apr17 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

    TueWedWed
    16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    WedThuThu
    17 Apr18 Apr18 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 April)Thursday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 April)Thursday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 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

    ThuFriFri
    18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 April)Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)Saturday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 April)Saturday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    SatSunSun
    20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr

    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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