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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1464

July to August 2042 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 1464 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 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'ban13Aug 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat 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 1464 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban14Aug 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
3017, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1464 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban14Aug 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
3017, 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

    SatFriFri
    19 July18 July18 July

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 July)Friday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 July)Friday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SunSatSat
    20 July19 July19 July

    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

    TueMonMon
    22 July21 July21 July

    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

    WedTueTue
    23 July22 July22 July

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    ThuWedWed
    24 July23 July23 July

    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

    WedTueTue
    30 July29 July29 July

    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

    WedTueTue
    30 July29 July29 July

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 July)Tuesday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 July)Tuesday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 July)

  8. 13

    Eve

    ThuWedWed
    31 July30 July30 July

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 August)Wednesday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 July)Wednesday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 July)

    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

    FriThuThu
    1 Aug31 July31 July

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 August)Thursday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 August)Thursday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    SatFriFri
    2 Aug1 Aug1 Aug

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Saturday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 August)Friday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 August)Friday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    SunSatSat
    3 Aug2 Aug2 Aug

    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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