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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1506

April to May 2083 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 1506 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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 Shaban12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban
176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban
198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban
2110, Sha'ban
2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban
2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban
2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban
2817, Sha'ban
2918, Sha'ban
3019, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1506 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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'ban13May 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
142Laylat 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 1506 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 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'ban13May 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
142Laylat 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
  • 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

    MonSunSun
    19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 April)Sunday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 April)Sunday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueMonMon
    20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr

    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

    ThuWedWed
    22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr

    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

    FriThuThu
    23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatFriFri
    24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr

    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

    FriThuThu
    30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr

    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

    FriThuThu
    30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)Thursday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 April)Thursday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatFriFri
    1 May30 Apr30 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)Friday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 May)

    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

    SunSatSat
    2 May1 May1 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)Saturday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonSunSun
    3 May2 May2 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueMonMon
    4 May3 May3 May

    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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