Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1388

October to November 1968 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 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	224, Sha'ban	325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	628, Sha'ban	729, Sha'ban	830, Sha'ban	931, Sha'ban	10Nov 1, Sha'ban	112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	167, Sha'ban	178, Sha'ban	189, Sha'ban
1910, Sha'ban	2011, Sha'ban	2112, Sha'ban	2213, Sha'ban	2314, Sha'ban	2415, Sha'ban	2516, Sha'ban
2617, Sha'ban	2718, Sha'ban	2819, Sha'ban	2920, Sha'ban	3021, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Nov 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Nov 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, 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
TueWedWed
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 October)Wednesday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 October)Wednesday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
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
FriSatSat
25 Oct26 Oct26 Oct
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
SatSunSun
26 Oct27 Oct27 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunMonMon
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
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
SatSunSun
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
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
SatSunSun
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 November)Sunday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 November)Sunday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 November)
13
Eve
SunMonMon
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 November)Monday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 November)Monday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 November)
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
MonTueTue
4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 November)Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueWedWed
5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)Wednesday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 November)Wednesday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
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