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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1441

March to April 2020 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 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban
731, Sha'ban
8Apr 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
3023, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban
328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
631, Sha'ban
7Apr 1, Sha'ban
82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban
104, Sha'ban
115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban
1711, Sha'ban
1812, Sha'ban
1913, Sha'ban
2014, Sha'ban
2115, Sha'ban
2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban
2418, Sha'ban
2519, Sha'ban
2620, Sha'ban
2721, Sha'ban
2822, Sha'ban
2923, Sha'ban
3024, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban
328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
631, Sha'ban
7Apr 1, Sha'ban
82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban
104, Sha'ban
115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban
1711, Sha'ban
1812, Sha'ban
1913, Sha'ban
2014, Sha'ban
2115, Sha'ban
2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban
2418, Sha'ban
2519, Sha'ban
2620, Sha'ban
2721, Sha'ban
2822, Sha'ban
2923, Sha'ban
3024, 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

    TueWedWed
    24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 March)Wednesday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 March)Wednesday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    WedThuThu
    25 Mar26 Mar26 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

    FriSatSat
    27 Mar28 Mar28 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

    SatSunSun
    28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SunMonMon
    29 Mar30 Mar30 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

    SatSunSun
    4 Apr5 Apr5 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

    SatSunSun
    4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 April)Sunday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 April)Sunday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 April)Monday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 April)Monday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 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

    MonTueTue
    6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 April)Tuesday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 April)Tuesday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    TueWedWed
    7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Tuesday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 April)Wednesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 April)Wednesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    WedThuThu
    8 Apr9 Apr9 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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