Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1411

February to March 1991 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban	318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	621, Sha'ban	722, Sha'ban	823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban	1025, Sha'ban	1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Mar 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban	723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Mar 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban	723, Sha'ban
824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Mar 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
15 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 February)Saturday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 February)Saturday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
16 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
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
18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
19 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 February)Wednesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 February)Wednesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 February)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 February)Thursday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 March)Thursday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 March)
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
28 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 March)Friday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 March)Friday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
1 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 March)Saturday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 March)Saturday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
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