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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1495

August to September 2072 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 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Sep 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Sep 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Sep 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, 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
    15 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Tue
    16 Aug

    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
    18 Aug

    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
    19 Aug

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Sat
    20 Aug

    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
    26 Aug

    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
    26 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 August)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Sat
    27 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 August)

    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
    28 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Mon
    29 Aug

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Tue
    30 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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