Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1304

April to May 1887 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 1304 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban
7May 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban
2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban
2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1304 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban
7May 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban
2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban
2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1304 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban
7May 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban
2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban
2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, 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
Sun
24 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 24 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
25 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
25 Apr
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
Wed
27 Apr
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
Thu
28 Apr
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
29 Apr
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
Thu
5 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
Thu
5 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)
13
Eve
Fri
6 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 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
Sat
7 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
8 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
9 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