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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1451

December 2029 to January 2030 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 1451 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Jan 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1451 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Jan 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1451 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Jan 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, 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

    Fri
    7 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Sat
    8 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

    Mon
    10 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

    Tue
    11 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Wed
    12 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

    Tue
    18 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

    Tue
    18 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 December)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Wed
    19 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 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

    Thu
    20 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Fri
    21 Dec

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Sat
    22 Dec

    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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