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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1445

February to March 2024 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 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
212, Sha'ban
313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
616, Sha'ban
717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban
919, Sha'ban
1020, Sha'ban
1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1626, Sha'ban
1727, Sha'ban
1828, Sha'ban
1929, Sha'ban
20Mar 1, Sha'ban
212, Sha'ban
223, Sha'ban
234, Sha'ban
245, Sha'ban
256, Sha'ban
267, Sha'ban
278, Sha'ban
289, Sha'ban
2910, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
213, Sha'ban
314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban
920, Sha'ban
1021, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1627, Sha'ban
1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban
19Mar 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
213, Sha'ban
314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban
920, Sha'ban
1021, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1627, Sha'ban
1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban
19Mar 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, 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

    SatSunSun
    10 Feb11 Feb11 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 February)Sunday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 February)Sunday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SunMonMon
    11 Feb12 Feb12 Feb

    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

    TueWedWed
    13 Feb14 Feb14 Feb

    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

    WedThuThu
    14 Feb15 Feb15 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    ThuFriFri
    15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb

    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

    WedThuThu
    21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb

    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

    WedThuThu
    21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 February)Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    ThuFriFri
    22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)

    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

    FriSatSat
    23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 February)Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)Sunday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 February)Sunday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    SunMonMon
    25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb

    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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