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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1478

February to March 2056 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 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'ban13Mar 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
3018, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 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'ban13Mar 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 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'ban13Mar 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
  • 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

    Thu
    17 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    18 Feb

    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

    Sun
    20 Feb

    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

    Mon
    21 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Tue
    22 Feb

    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

    Mon
    28 Feb

    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

    Mon
    28 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Tue
    29 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 29 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 March)

    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

    Wed
    1 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Thu
    2 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Thursday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Fri
    3 Mar

    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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