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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1447

January to February 2026 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 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221, Sha'ban
322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
625, Sha'ban
726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban
928, Sha'ban
1029, Sha'ban
1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
13Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
164, Sha'ban
175, Sha'ban
186, Sha'ban
197, Sha'ban
208, Sha'ban
219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban
2311, Sha'ban
2412, Sha'ban
2513, Sha'ban
2614, Sha'ban
2715, Sha'ban
2816, Sha'ban
2917, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
222, Sha'ban
323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban
727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban
929, Sha'ban
1030, Sha'ban
1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
12Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban
176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban
198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban
2110, Sha'ban
2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban
2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban
2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban
2817, Sha'ban
2918, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1447 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
222, Sha'ban
323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban
727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban
929, Sha'ban
1030, Sha'ban
1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
12Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban
176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban
198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban
2110, Sha'ban
2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban
2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban
2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban
2817, Sha'ban
2918, 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
    19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueWedWed
    20 Jan21 Jan21 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

    ThuFriFri
    22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan

    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
    23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatSunSun
    24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan

    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
    30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan

    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
    30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 January)Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 February)Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 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

    SunMonMon
    1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 February)Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)Tuesday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 February)Tuesday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueWedWed
    3 Feb4 Feb4 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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