Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1374

March to April 1955 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 1374 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban	731, Sha'ban	8Apr 1, Sha'ban	92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban	114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban	1811, Sha'ban	1912, Sha'ban	2013, Sha'ban	2114, Sha'ban	2215, Sha'ban	2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban	2518, Sha'ban	2619, Sha'ban	2720, Sha'ban	2821, Sha'ban	2922, Sha'ban	3023, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1374 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Apr 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1374 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Apr 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, 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
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 March)Friday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 March)Friday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
25 Mar26 Mar26 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
27 Mar28 Mar28 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
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueWedWed
29 Mar30 Mar30 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
4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
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
4 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 April)Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)
13
Eve
TueWedWed
5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 April)Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)
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
6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)Thursday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 April)Thursday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuFriFri
7 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 April)Friday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 April)Friday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
8 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
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