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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1457

October to November 2035 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 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban
912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban
1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban
1821, Sha'ban
1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban
2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban
2528, Sha'ban
2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban
29Nov 1, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban
912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban
1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban
1821, Sha'ban
1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban
2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban
2528, Sha'ban
2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban
29Nov 1, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1457 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban
912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban
1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban
1821, Sha'ban
1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban
2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban
2528, Sha'ban
2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban
29Nov 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

    Wed
    3 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    4 Oct

    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

    Sat
    6 Oct

    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

    Sun
    7 Oct

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Mon
    8 Oct

    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

    Sun
    14 Oct

    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

    Sun
    14 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 October)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    15 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 October)

    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

    Tue
    16 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    17 Oct

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Thu
    18 Oct

    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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