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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1537

May to June 2113 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 1537 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
219, Sha'ban
320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
623, Sha'ban
724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban
926, Sha'ban
1027, Sha'ban
1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban15Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban
184, Sha'ban
195, Sha'ban
206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban
239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban
2511, Sha'ban
2612, Sha'ban
2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1537 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban
319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban
925, Sha'ban
1026, Sha'ban
1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Jun 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban
3015, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1537 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban
319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban
925, Sha'ban
1026, Sha'ban
1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Jun 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban
3015, 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

    WedTueTue
    17 May16 May16 May

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 May)Tuesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 May)Tuesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    ThuWedWed
    18 May17 May17 May

    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

    SatFriFri
    20 May19 May19 May

    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

    SunSatSat
    21 May20 May20 May

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    MonSunSun
    22 May21 May21 May

    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

    SunSatSat
    28 May27 May27 May

    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

    SunSatSat
    28 May27 May27 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)Saturday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 May)Saturday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    MonSunSun
    29 May28 May28 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 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

    TueMonMon
    30 May29 May29 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    WedTueTue
    31 May30 May30 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 June)Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 May)Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    ThuWedWed
    1 June31 May31 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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