Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1396

July to August 1976 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 1396 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
4Aug 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 1396 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
4Aug 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	3027, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1396 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
4Aug 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	3027, 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
Wed
28 July
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
29 July
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
29 July
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
Sat
31 July
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
Sun
1 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
2 Aug
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
Sun
8 Aug
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
Sun
8 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 August)
13
Eve
Mon
9 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 August)
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
Tue
10 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
11 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
12 Aug
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