Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1428

August to September 2007 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 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban	3012, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 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	1731, Sha'ban	18Sep 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban	225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban	2912, Sha'ban	3013, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 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	1731, Sha'ban	18Sep 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban	225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban	2912, Sha'ban	3013, 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
MonTueTue
13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 August)Tuesday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 August)Tuesday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
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
ThuFriFri
16 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
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
FriSatSat
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SatSunSun
18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
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
FriSatSat
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
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
FriSatSat
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 August)Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)
13
Eve
SatSunSun
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)Sunday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 August)Sunday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 August)
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
SunMonMon
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 August)Monday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 August)Monday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
MonTueTue
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 August)Tuesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 August)Tuesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
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