Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1430

July to August 2009 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 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	224, Sha'ban	325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	628, Sha'ban	729, Sha'ban	830, Sha'ban	931, Sha'ban	10Aug 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	167, Sha'ban	178, Sha'ban
189, Sha'ban	1910, Sha'ban	2011, Sha'ban	2112, Sha'ban	2213, Sha'ban	2314, Sha'ban	2415, Sha'ban
2516, Sha'ban	2617, Sha'ban	2718, Sha'ban	2819, Sha'ban	2920, Sha'ban	3021, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Aug 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban
326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Aug 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, 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
WedThuThu
22 July23 July23 July
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 22 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 July)Thursday 23 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 July)Thursday 23 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 July)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
23 July24 July24 July
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
23 July24 July24 July
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
SatSunSun
25 July26 July26 July
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
SunMonMon
26 July27 July27 July
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonTueTue
27 July28 July28 July
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
SunMonMon
2 Aug3 Aug3 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
SunMonMon
2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 August)Monday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 August)Monday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 August)
13
Eve
MonTueTue
3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 August)Tuesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 August)Tuesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 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
TueWedWed
4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 August)Wednesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 August)Wednesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedThuThu
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 August)Thursday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 August)Thursday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuFriFri
6 Aug7 Aug7 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