Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1418

December 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 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	66, Sha'ban
77, Sha'ban	88, Sha'ban	99, Sha'ban	1010, Sha'ban	1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban	1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban
2121, Sha'ban	2222, Sha'ban	2323, Sha'ban	2424, Sha'ban	2525, Sha'ban	2626, Sha'ban	2727, Sha'ban
2828, Sha'ban	2929, Sha'ban	3030, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 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 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 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

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
SunMonMon
30 Nov1 Dec1 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 December)Monday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 December)Monday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
1 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonTueTue
1 Dec2 Dec2 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
WedThuThu
3 Dec4 Dec4 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
ThuFriFri
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
FriSatSat
5 Dec6 Dec6 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
ThuFriFri
11 Dec12 Dec12 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
ThuFriFri
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 December)Friday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 December)Friday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 December)
13
Eve
FriSatSat
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 December)Saturday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 December)Saturday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 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
SatSunSun
13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 December)Sunday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 December)Sunday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SunMonMon
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 December)Monday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 December)Monday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
MonTueTue
15 Dec16 Dec16 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