Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1435

May to June 2014 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 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban
3Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban
108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban
1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban
2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Jun 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban	87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban	2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban	2928, Sha'ban
3029, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Jun 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban	87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban	2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban	2928, Sha'ban
3029, 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
ThuFriFri
29 May30 May30 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 May)Friday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 May)Friday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
30 May31 May31 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
30 May31 May31 May
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
SunMonMon
1 June2 June2 June
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
MonTueTue
2 June3 June3 June
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueWedWed
3 June4 June4 June
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
MonTueTue
9 June10 June10 June
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
MonTueTue
9 June10 June10 June
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 June)Tuesday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 June)Tuesday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 June)
13
Eve
TueWedWed
10 June11 June11 June
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 June)Wednesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 June)Wednesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 June)
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
WedThuThu
11 June12 June12 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 11 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 June)Thursday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 June)Thursday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuFriFri
12 June13 June13 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 12 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 June)Friday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 June)Friday 13 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
13 June14 June14 June
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