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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1516

December 2092 to January 2093 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 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Jan 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
231, Sha'ban
3Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
64, Sha'ban
75, Sha'ban
86, Sha'ban
97, Sha'ban
108, Sha'ban
119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1614, Sha'ban
1715, Sha'ban
1816, Sha'ban
1917, Sha'ban
2018, Sha'ban
2119, Sha'ban
2220, Sha'ban
2321, Sha'ban
2422, Sha'ban
2523, Sha'ban
2624, Sha'ban
2725, Sha'ban
2826, Sha'ban
2927, Sha'ban
3028, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Jan 1, Sha'ban
32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
65, Sha'ban
76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban
109, Sha'ban
1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban
1716, Sha'ban
1817, Sha'ban
1918, Sha'ban
2019, Sha'ban
2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban
2423, Sha'ban
2524, Sha'ban
2625, Sha'ban
2726, Sha'ban
2827, Sha'ban
2928, 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
    30 Dec29 Dec30 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 December)Monday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 December)Tuesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    WedTueWed
    31 Dec30 Dec31 Dec

    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
    2 Jan1 Jan2 Jan

    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
    3 Jan2 Jan3 Jan

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SunSatSun
    4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan

    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
    10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan

    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
    10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 January)Friday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 January)Saturday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SunSatSun
    11 Jan10 Jan11 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 January)Saturday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 January)Sunday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 January)

    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
    12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 January)Sunday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 January)Monday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    TueMonTue
    13 Jan12 Jan13 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Tuesday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 January)Monday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 January)Tuesday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    WedTueWed
    14 Jan13 Jan14 Jan

    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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