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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1550

December 2125 to January 2126 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 1550 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban
329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6Jan 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
3025, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1550 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban
329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6Jan 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1550 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban
329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
6Jan 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban
94, Sha'ban
105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1611, Sha'ban
1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban
2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban
2318, Sha'ban
2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban
2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban
2924, 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

    Wed
    26 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    27 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

    Sat
    29 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

    Sun
    30 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Mon
    31 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

    Sun
    6 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

    Sun
    6 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    7 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 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

    Tue
    8 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    9 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Thu
    10 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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