Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1336

May to June 1918 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 1336 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jun 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1336 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jun 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban	3010, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1336 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jun 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban	3010, 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
Sat
11 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
12 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
12 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
Tue
14 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
Wed
15 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
16 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
Wed
22 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
Wed
22 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 May)
13
Eve
Thu
23 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 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
Fri
24 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
25 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
26 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