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27 Jumada al-Ula 144827 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in Pakistan27 Jumada al-Ula 1448 in IndiaMaghribMaghrib in IpswichMaghrib in Ipswich

Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1314

January to February 1897 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 1314 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat 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 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat 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
28Feb 1, Sha'ban
292, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1314 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat 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 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat 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
28Feb 1, Sha'ban
292, Sha'ban
303, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1314 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban
37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban59Wiladat 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 Shaban1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1519Wiladat 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
28Feb 1, Sha'ban
292, Sha'ban
303, 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

    Mon
    4 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Tue
    5 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

    Thu
    7 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

    Fri
    8 Jan

  5. 5

    Sat
    9 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

    Fri
    15 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

    Fri
    15 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Sat
    16 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 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

    Sun
    17 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Mon
    18 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Tue
    19 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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