Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1375

March to April 1956 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 1375 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	821Nawruz, 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
19Apr 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 1375 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	821Nawruz, 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
19Apr 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 1375 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 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	821Nawruz, 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
19Apr 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
Tue
13 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
14 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
14 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
Fri
16 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
Sat
17 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sun
18 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)
8
Wed
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
11
Sat
24 Mar
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
Sat
24 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 March)
13
Eve
Sun
25 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 March)
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
Mon
26 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Tue
27 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
28 Mar
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