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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1542

March to April 2118 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 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban
731, Sha'ban
8Apr 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
3023, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban
831, Sha'ban
9Apr 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban
1911, Sha'ban
2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban
2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban
2618, Sha'ban
2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban
2921, Sha'ban
3022, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban
831, Sha'ban
9Apr 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban
1911, Sha'ban
2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban
2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban
2618, Sha'ban
2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban
2921, Sha'ban
3022, 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

    ThuWedWed
    24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 March)Wednesday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 March)Wednesday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    FriThuThu
    25 Mar24 Mar24 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

    SunSatSat
    27 Mar26 Mar26 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

    MonSunSun
    28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    TueMonMon
    29 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    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

    MonSunSun
    4 Apr3 Apr3 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

    MonSunSun
    4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 April)Sunday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 April)Sunday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 April)

  8. 13

    Eve

    TueMonMon
    5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)Monday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 April)Monday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 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

    WedTueTue
    6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    ThuWedWed
    7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Thursday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 April)Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    FriThuThu
    8 Apr7 Apr7 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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