Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1303

May to June 1886 شعبان

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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. 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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Sha'ban 1303 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	26, Sha'ban	37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	610, Sha'ban	711, Sha'ban	812, Sha'ban	913, Sha'ban	1014, Sha'ban	1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1620, Sha'ban	1721, Sha'ban	1822, Sha'ban
1923, Sha'ban	2024, Sha'ban	2125, Sha'ban	2226, Sha'ban	2327, Sha'ban	2428, Sha'ban	2529, Sha'ban
2630, Sha'ban	2731, Sha'ban	28Jun 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban	303, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1303 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jun 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban	304, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1303 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jun 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban	304, 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
Eve
TueWedWed
4 May5 May5 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 May)Wednesday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 May)Wednesday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
5 May6 May6 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
5 May6 May6 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
FriSatSat
7 May8 May8 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
SatSunSun
8 May9 May9 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunMonMon
9 May10 May10 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)
11
SatSunSun
15 May16 May16 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)
12
Eve
SatSunSun
15 May16 May16 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)
13
Eve
SunMonMon
16 May17 May17 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 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)
14
Eve
MonTueTue
17 May18 May18 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueWedWed
18 May19 May19 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)Wednesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 May)Wednesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
19 May20 May20 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