Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1417

December 1996 to January 1997 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 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jan 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jan 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban	3010, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban
315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban	719, Sha'ban	820, Sha'ban	921, Sha'ban
1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban
1729, Sha'ban	1830, Sha'ban	1931, Sha'ban	20Jan 1, Sha'ban	212, Sha'ban	223, Sha'ban	234, Sha'ban
245, Sha'ban	256, Sha'ban	267, Sha'ban	278, Sha'ban	289, Sha'ban	2910, 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
WedWedThu
11 Dec11 Dec12 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 December)Wednesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 December)Thursday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuThuFri
12 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuThuFri
12 Dec12 Dec13 Dec
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
SatSatSun
14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
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
SunSunMon
15 Dec15 Dec16 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonMonTue
16 Dec16 Dec17 Dec
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
SunSunMon
22 Dec22 Dec23 Dec
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
SunSunMon
22 Dec22 Dec23 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 December)Sunday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 December)Monday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 December)
13
Eve
MonMonTue
23 Dec23 Dec24 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 December)Monday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 December)Tuesday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 December)
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
TueTueWed
24 Dec24 Dec25 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 December)Tuesday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 December)Wednesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedWedThu
25 Dec25 Dec26 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 December)Wednesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 December)Thursday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuThuFri
26 Dec26 Dec27 Dec
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