Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1361

August to September 1942 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 1361 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban
316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban
1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban
1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban	202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban	279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1361 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban
316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban
1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban
1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban	202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban	279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban	3012, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1361 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban
316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban
1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban
1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban	202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban	279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban	3012, 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
Thu
13 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
14 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
14 Aug
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
Sun
16 Aug
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
Mon
17 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Tue
18 Aug
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
Mon
24 Aug
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
Mon
24 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 August)
13
Eve
Tue
25 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 August)
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
Wed
26 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Thu
27 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
28 Aug
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