Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1403

May to June 1983 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 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 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	821, 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	19Jun 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 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban	317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban	1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1630, Sha'ban	1731, Sha'ban	18Jun 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1403 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban	317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban	1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1630, Sha'ban	1731, Sha'ban	18Jun 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban
2912, 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
FriSatSat
13 May14 May14 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 May)Saturday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 May)Saturday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
14 May15 May15 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
14 May15 May15 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
MonTueTue
16 May17 May17 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
TueWedWed
17 May18 May18 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
18 May19 May19 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
TueWedWed
24 May25 May25 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
TueWedWed
24 May25 May25 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 May)Wednesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 May)Wednesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 May)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
25 May26 May26 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 May)Thursday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 May)Thursday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 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
ThuFriFri
26 May27 May27 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 May)Friday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 May)Friday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
27 May28 May28 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 May)Saturday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 May)Saturday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
28 May29 May29 May
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