Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1404

May 1984May to June 1984May to June 1984 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 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban	34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban	1011, Sha'ban	1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban	1718, Sha'ban	1819, Sha'ban
1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban	2425, Sha'ban	2526, Sha'ban
2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	2829, Sha'ban	2930, Sha'ban	3031, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban	810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban
1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban
1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban	2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban
2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban	2931, Sha'ban	30Jun 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1404 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban	810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban
1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban
1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban	2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban
2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban	2931, Sha'ban	30Jun 1, 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
1 May2 May2 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 May)Wednesday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 May)Wednesday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
2 May3 May3 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedThuThu
2 May3 May3 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
FriSatSat
4 May5 May5 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
SatSunSun
5 May6 May6 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunMonMon
6 May7 May7 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
SatSunSun
12 May13 May13 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
SatSunSun
12 May13 May13 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 May)Sunday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 May)Sunday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 May)
13
Eve
SunMonMon
13 May14 May14 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 May)Monday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 May)Monday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 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
MonTueTue
14 May15 May15 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 May)Tuesday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 May)Tuesday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueWedWed
15 May16 May16 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 May)Wednesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 May)Wednesday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedThuThu
16 May17 May17 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