Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1355

October to November 1936 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 1355 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat 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 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
16Nov 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 1355 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban	724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
15Nov 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban	3016, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1355 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban	724, Sha'ban
825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1431Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
15Nov 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban
228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban
2915, Sha'ban	3016, 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
FriSatSat
16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 October)Saturday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 October)Saturday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
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
MonTueTue
19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
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
TueWedWed
20 Oct21 Oct21 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
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
TueWedWed
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
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
TueWedWed
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 October)Wednesday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 October)Wednesday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 October)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 October)Thursday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 October)Thursday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 October)
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
ThuFriFri
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 October)Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
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