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Fatima Zahra Imamia CentreNorth Ipswich, Queensland
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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1557

October to November 2132 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 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
212, Sha'ban
313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
616, Sha'ban
717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban
919, Sha'ban
1020, Sha'ban
1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1626, Sha'ban
1727, Sha'ban
1828, Sha'ban
1929, Sha'ban
2030, Sha'ban
2131, Sha'ban
22Nov 1, Sha'ban
232, Sha'ban
243, Sha'ban
254, Sha'ban
265, Sha'ban
276, Sha'ban
287, Sha'ban
298, Sha'ban
309, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
212, Sha'ban
313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
616, Sha'ban
717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban
919, Sha'ban
1020, Sha'ban
1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1626, Sha'ban
1727, Sha'ban
1828, Sha'ban
1929, Sha'ban
2030, Sha'ban
2131, Sha'ban
22Nov 1, Sha'ban
232, Sha'ban
243, Sha'ban
254, Sha'ban
265, Sha'ban
276, Sha'ban
287, Sha'ban
298, Sha'ban
309, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
212, Sha'ban
313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
616, Sha'ban
717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban
919, Sha'ban
1020, Sha'ban
1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1626, Sha'ban
1727, Sha'ban
1828, Sha'ban
1929, Sha'ban
2030, Sha'ban
2131, Sha'ban
22Nov 1, Sha'ban
232, Sha'ban
243, Sha'ban
254, Sha'ban
265, Sha'ban
276, Sha'ban
287, Sha'ban
298, Sha'ban
309, 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

    Fri
    10 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Sat
    11 Oct

    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

    Mon
    13 Oct

    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

    Tue
    14 Oct

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Wed
    15 Oct

    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

    Tue
    21 Oct

    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

    Tue
    21 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    Wed
    22 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

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

    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

    Thu
    23 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

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

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Fri
    24 Oct

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Sat
    25 Oct

    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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