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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1508

March to April 2085 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 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
229, Sha'ban
330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
5Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
62, Sha'ban
73, Sha'ban
84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban
106, Sha'ban
117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban
1713, Sha'ban
1814, Sha'ban
1915, Sha'ban
2016, Sha'ban
2117, Sha'ban
2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban
2420, Sha'ban
2521, Sha'ban
2622, Sha'ban
2723, Sha'ban
2824, Sha'ban
2925, Sha'ban
3026, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban
329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6Apr 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
3025, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
229, Sha'ban
330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
5Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
62, Sha'ban
73, Sha'ban
84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban
106, Sha'ban
117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban
1713, Sha'ban
1814, Sha'ban
1915, Sha'ban
2016, Sha'ban
2117, Sha'ban
2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban
2420, Sha'ban
2521, Sha'ban
2622, Sha'ban
2723, Sha'ban
2824, Sha'ban
2925, 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

    TueMonTue
    27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 March)Monday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 March)Tuesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    WedTueWed
    28 Mar27 Mar28 Mar

    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

    FriThuFri
    30 Mar29 Mar30 Mar

    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

    SatFriSat
    31 Mar30 Mar31 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SunSatSun
    1 Apr31 Mar1 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

    SatFriSat
    7 Apr6 Apr7 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

    SatFriSat
    7 Apr6 Apr7 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 April)Friday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 April)Saturday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SunSatSun
    8 Apr7 Apr8 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)Saturday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 April)Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)

    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

    MonSunMon
    9 Apr8 Apr9 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)Sunday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 April)Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    TueMonTue
    10 Apr9 Apr10 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Tuesday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 April)Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)Tuesday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    WedTueWed
    11 Apr10 Apr11 Apr

    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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