Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1408

March to April 1988 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban	321Nawruz, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a)	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Apr 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban	196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban	2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban
3017, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221Nawruz, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Apr 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban
2917, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221Nawruz, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Apr 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban
2917, 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
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 March)Saturday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 March)Saturday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
19 Mar20 Mar20 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)
322
Mon
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
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
3
MonTueTue
21 Mar22 Mar22 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
TueWedWed
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
23 Mar24 Mar24 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)
11
TueWedWed
29 Mar30 Mar30 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
TueWedWed
29 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 March)Wednesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 March)Wednesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 March)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 March)Thursday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 April)Thursday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 April)
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
31 Mar1 Apr1 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 April)Friday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 April)Friday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 April)Saturday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 April)Saturday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
2 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
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