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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1479

February to March 2057 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 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
24Mar 1, Sha'ban
252, Sha'ban
263, Sha'ban
274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban
296, Sha'ban
307, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
24Mar 1, Sha'ban
252, Sha'ban
263, Sha'ban
274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban
296, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1479 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
24Mar 1, Sha'ban
252, Sha'ban
263, Sha'ban
274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban
296, 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

    Mon
    5 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Tue
    6 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

    Thu
    8 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

    Fri
    9 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Sat
    10 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

    Fri
    16 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

    Fri
    16 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Sat
    17 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 February)

    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

    Sun
    18 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Mon
    19 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Tue
    20 Feb

    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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