Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1369

May to June 1950 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 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 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	15Jun 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 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Jun 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban	196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban	2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1369 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Jun 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban	196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban	2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, 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
17 May18 May18 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 May)Thursday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 May)Thursday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
18 May19 May19 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
18 May19 May19 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
20 May21 May21 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
21 May22 May22 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonTueTue
22 May23 May23 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
28 May29 May29 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
28 May29 May29 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 May)Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)
13
Eve
MonTueTue
29 May30 May30 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 May)Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 May)Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 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
30 May31 May31 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 May)Wednesday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 June)Wednesday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedThuThu
31 May1 June1 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 June)Thursday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 June)Thursday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuFriFri
1 June2 June2 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