Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1342

March to April 1924 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 1342 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Nawruz, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)	1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban	2531, Sha'ban	26Apr 1, Sha'ban	272, Sha'ban	283, Sha'ban	294, Sha'ban	305, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1342 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban, Nawruz	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Apr 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1342 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban, Nawruz	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Apr 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, 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
ThuFriFri
6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 March)Friday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 March)Friday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
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
SunMonMon
9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
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
MonTueTue
10 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueWedWed
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
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
MonTueTue
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
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
MonTueTue
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 March)Tuesday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 March)Tuesday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 March)
13
Eve
TueWedWed
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 March)Wednesday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 March)Wednesday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 March)
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
WedThuThu
19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 March)Thursday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 March)Thursday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuFriFri
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)
A’maal for this day →
151414
Fri
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
15
FriSatSat
21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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