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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1450

December 2028 to January 2029 شعبان

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
Sha'ban 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
3016, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
3016, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
3016, 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

    Sun
    17 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    18 Dec

    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

    Wed
    20 Dec

    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

    Thu
    21 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Fri
    22 Dec

    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

    Thu
    28 Dec

    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

    Thu
    28 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 December)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    29 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 December)

    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

    Sat
    30 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    31 Dec

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    1 Jan

    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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