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5 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1493

شعبان

The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.

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These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

12 observances this month, mostly worship

Sha'ban 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Sep 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 Shaban, Sha'ban1318Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-Baraa, 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
2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban
26Oct 1, Sha'ban
272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban
294, Sha'ban
305, Sha'ban
  1. 1

    eve

    5 Sept

    Worship

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Friday 5 September 2070

    Friday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 September)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  2. 1

    6 Sept

    Celebration

    Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)

    Saturday 6 September 2070

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
  3. 3

    8 Sept

    Celebration

    Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    Monday 8 September 2070

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 3 Shaban 4 AH
  4. 4

    9 Sept

  5. 5

    10 Sept

    Celebration

    Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)

    Wednesday 10 September 2070

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Hazara: 5 Shaban
    • Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
  6. 11

    16 Sept

    Celebration

    Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a)

    Tuesday 16 September 2070

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
  7. 12

    eve

    16 Sept

    Worship

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Tuesday 16 September 2070

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

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 13

    eve

    17 Sept

    Worship

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Wednesday 17 September 2070

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

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  9. 14

    eve

    18 Sept

    Worship

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Thursday 18 September 2070

    Thursday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 September)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  10. 15

    eve

    19 Sept

    Worship

    Laylat al-Baraa

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

    Friday 19 September 2070

    Friday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 September)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    20 Sept

    Celebration

    Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)

    Saturday 20 September 2070

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: Year 255 or 256 AH

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.