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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1538

May to June 2114 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 1538 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban
915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban
1925, Sha'ban
2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban
2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban
2531, Sha'ban
26Jun 1, Sha'ban
272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban
294, Sha'ban
305, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1538 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban
915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban
1925, Sha'ban
2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban
2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban
2531, Sha'ban
26Jun 1, Sha'ban
272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban
294, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1538 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban
915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban
1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban
1824, Sha'ban
1925, Sha'ban
2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban
2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban
2531, Sha'ban
26Jun 1, Sha'ban
272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban
294, 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

    Sun
    6 May

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    7 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

    Wed
    9 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

    Thu
    10 May

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Fri
    11 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

    Thu
    17 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

    Thu
    17 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    18 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 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

    Sat
    19 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    20 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    21 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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