Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1368

May to June 1949 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 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4Jun 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban	74, Sha'ban
85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban	107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban	1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban	2118, Sha'ban
2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban	2421, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban	2825, Sha'ban
2926, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban
75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban
2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban
2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1368 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban
75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban
2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban
2826, Sha'ban	2927, 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
SatSunSun
28 May29 May29 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 May)Sunday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 May)Sunday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
29 May30 May30 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
29 May30 May30 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
TueWedWed
31 May1 June1 June
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
WedThuThu
1 June2 June2 June
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuFriFri
2 June3 June3 June
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
WedThuThu
8 June9 June9 June
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
WedThuThu
8 June9 June9 June
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 June)Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)
13
Eve
ThuFriFri
9 June10 June10 June
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)
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
FriSatSat
10 June11 June11 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)Saturday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 June)Saturday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatSunSun
11 June12 June12 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 June)Sunday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 June)Sunday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
12 June13 June13 June
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