15 Sha'ban
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
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15 Sha'ban 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
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15 Sha'ban 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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15 Sha'ban 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sha'ban 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 15 Sha'ban 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sha'ban 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 15 Sha'ban 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Sha'ban 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 15 Sha'ban 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 15 Sha'ban 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
About this day
The fifteenth of Shaban is the birth anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (aj). Twelver sources describe the mid-Shaban celebrations, with illuminations and decorated streets, as the biggest of the Shia celebrations. Reports of the year differ, 255 or 256 after the Hijra, though the day itself is not in dispute. The Centre keeps it in two parts: a night programme from maghrib the evening before, and a programme on the day itself.
Communities differ on this
Families at the Centre do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.
More from the calendar
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Sha'ban 1448 in the calendar →
Sayings for this occasion
Dates, answered
- When is Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) in 2027?
- Expected Sunday 24 January 2027, which is 15 Sha'ban 1448. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) in 2028?
- Expected Thursday 13 January 2028, which is 15 Sha'ban 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj) in 2029?
- Expected Monday 1 January 2029, which is 15 Sha'ban 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.