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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1313

January to February 1896 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 1313 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Feb 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
3014, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1313 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban
319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban
925, Sha'ban
1026, Sha'ban
1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Feb 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban
3015, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1313 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban
319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban
925, Sha'ban
1026, Sha'ban
1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Feb 1, Sha'ban
172, Sha'ban
183, Sha'ban
194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban
216, Sha'ban
227, Sha'ban
238, Sha'ban
249, Sha'ban
2510, Sha'ban
2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban
2813, Sha'ban
2914, Sha'ban
3015, 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

    WedThuThu
    15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 January)Thursday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 January)Thursday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    ThuFriFri
    16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan

    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

    SatSunSun
    18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan

    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

    SunMonMon
    19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan

  5. 5

    MonTueTue
    20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan

    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

    SunMonMon
    26 Jan27 Jan27 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

    SunMonMon
    26 Jan27 Jan27 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 January)Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    27 Jan28 Jan28 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 January)Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 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

    TueWedWed
    28 Jan29 Jan29 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 January)Wednesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 January)Wednesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    WedThuThu
    29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 January)Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    ThuFriFri
    30 Jan31 Jan31 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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