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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1518

December 2094 to January 2095 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 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
211, Sha'ban
312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
615, Sha'ban
716, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban
918, Sha'ban
1019, Sha'ban
1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1625, Sha'ban
1726, Sha'ban
1827, Sha'ban
1928, Sha'ban
2029, Sha'ban
2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban
23Jan 1, Sha'ban
242, Sha'ban
253, Sha'ban
264, Sha'ban
275, Sha'ban
286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
211, Sha'ban
312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
615, Sha'ban
716, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban
918, Sha'ban
1019, Sha'ban
1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1625, Sha'ban
1726, Sha'ban
1827, Sha'ban
1928, Sha'ban
2029, Sha'ban
2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban
23Jan 1, Sha'ban
242, Sha'ban
253, Sha'ban
264, Sha'ban
275, Sha'ban
286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
211, Sha'ban
312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
615, Sha'ban
716, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban
918, Sha'ban
1019, Sha'ban
1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1625, Sha'ban
1726, Sha'ban
1827, Sha'ban
1928, Sha'ban
2029, Sha'ban
2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban
23Jan 1, Sha'ban
242, Sha'ban
253, Sha'ban
264, Sha'ban
275, Sha'ban
286, Sha'ban
297, 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

    Thu
    9 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    10 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

    Sun
    12 Dec

    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

    Mon
    13 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Tue
    14 Dec

    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

    Mon
    20 Dec

    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

    Mon
    20 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 December)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Tue
    21 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 December)

    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

    Wed
    22 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Thu
    23 Dec

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Thursday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Fri
    24 Dec

    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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