Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1337

May 1919 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 1337 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	66, Sha'ban	77, Sha'ban	88, Sha'ban	99, Sha'ban	1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, Sha'ban	2222, Sha'ban	2323, Sha'ban	2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban	2626, Sha'ban	2727, Sha'ban	2828, Sha'ban	2929, Sha'ban	3030, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1337 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban
34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban
1011, Sha'ban	1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban
1718, Sha'ban	1819, Sha'ban	1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban
2425, Sha'ban	2526, Sha'ban	2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	2829, Sha'ban	2930, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1337 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban
34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban
1011, Sha'ban	1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban
1718, Sha'ban	1819, Sha'ban	1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban
2425, Sha'ban	2526, Sha'ban	2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	2829, Sha'ban	2930, 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
WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 May)Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 May)Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
1 May2 May2 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
1 May2 May2 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
SatSunSun
3 May4 May4 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
SunMonMon
4 May5 May5 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonTueTue
5 May6 May6 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
SunMonMon
11 May12 May12 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
SunMonMon
11 May12 May12 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 May)Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)
13
Eve
MonTueTue
12 May13 May13 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)Tuesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 May)Tuesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 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
TueWedWed
13 May14 May14 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 May)Wednesday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 May)Wednesday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedThuThu
14 May15 May15 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 May)Thursday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 May)Thursday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuFriFri
15 May16 May16 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