Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1429

August 2008August to September 2008August to September 2008 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 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 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 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 3Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	24, Sha'ban	35Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	46Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	57Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	68, Sha'ban	79, Sha'ban
810, Sha'ban	911, Sha'ban	1012, Sha'ban	1113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1214Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1315Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1416Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1517Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1618, Sha'ban	1719, Sha'ban	1820, Sha'ban	1921, Sha'ban	2022, Sha'ban	2123, Sha'ban
2224, Sha'ban	2325, Sha'ban	2426, Sha'ban	2527, Sha'ban	2628, Sha'ban	2729, Sha'ban	2830, Sha'ban
2931, Sha'ban	30Sep 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	69, Sha'ban
710, Sha'ban	811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban	2023, Sha'ban
2124, Sha'ban	2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban	2730, Sha'ban
2831, Sha'ban	29Sep 1, 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
FriSatSun
1 Aug2 Aug3 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 August)Saturday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 August)Sunday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunMon
2 Aug3 Aug4 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunMon
2 Aug3 Aug4 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
MonTueWed
4 Aug5 Aug6 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
TueWedThu
5 Aug6 Aug7 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuFri
6 Aug7 Aug8 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
TueWedThu
12 Aug13 Aug14 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
TueWedThu
12 Aug13 Aug14 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 August)Wednesday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 August)Thursday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 August)
13
Eve
WedThuFri
13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 August)Thursday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 August)Friday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 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
ThuFriSat
14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 August)Friday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 August)Saturday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSun
15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 August)Saturday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 August)Sunday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunMon
16 Aug17 Aug18 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