Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1425

September to October 2004 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 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban	317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban	822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban	1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1630, Sha'ban	17Oct 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban	215, Sha'ban	226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban	2812, Sha'ban	2913, Sha'ban	3014, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 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	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1425 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 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	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban	2915, 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
TueThuThu
14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 September)Thursday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 September)Thursday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 September)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedFriFri
15 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedFriFri
15 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
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
FriSunSun
17 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
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
SatMonMon
18 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunTueTue
19 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
SatMonMon
25 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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
SatMonMon
25 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 September)Monday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 September)Monday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 September)
13
Eve
SunTueTue
26 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 September)Tuesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 September)Tuesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 September)
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
MonWedWed
27 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 September)Wednesday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 September)Wednesday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueThuThu
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 September)Thursday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 October)Thursday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedFriFri
29 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
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