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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1446

January to February 2025January to March 2025January to March 2025 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 1446 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Feb 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1446 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Feb 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
30Mar 1, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1446 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Feb 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
30Mar 1, 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

    Thu
    30 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    31 Jan

    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

    Sun
    2 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

    Mon
    3 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Tue
    4 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

    Mon
    10 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

    Mon
    10 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Tue
    11 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 11 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 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

    Wed
    12 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Thu
    13 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Thursday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Fri
    14 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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