Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1421

October to November 2000 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 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
229, Sha'ban	330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	431Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5Nov 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban	84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban	2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban	2925, Sha'ban
3026, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4Nov 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban	74, Sha'ban
85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban	107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban	1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban	2118, Sha'ban
2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban	2421, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban	2825, Sha'ban
2926, Sha'ban	3027, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	230, Sha'ban	331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4Nov 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban	74, Sha'ban
85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban	107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban	1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban	2118, Sha'ban
2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban	2421, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban	2825, Sha'ban
2926, Sha'ban	3027, 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
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 October)Saturday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 October)Saturday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
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
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
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
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
1 Nov2 Nov2 Nov
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
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
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
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 November)Wednesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 November)Wednesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 November)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 November)Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)
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
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 November)Friday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 November)Friday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 November)Saturday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 November)Saturday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
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