Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1436

May to June 2015 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 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban	321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Jun 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban	196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban	2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Jun 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban
197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban
2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban	3018, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Jun 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban
197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban
2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban	3018, 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
18 May19 May19 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 May)Tuesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 May)Tuesday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueWedWed
19 May20 May20 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
ThuFriFri
21 May22 May22 May
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
22 May23 May23 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SatSunSun
23 May24 May24 May
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
29 May30 May30 May
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
29 May30 May30 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 May)Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)
13
Eve
SatSunSun
30 May31 May31 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)Sunday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 June)Sunday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 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
SunMonMon
31 May1 June1 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 June)Monday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 June)Monday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
MonTueTue
1 June2 June2 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 June)Tuesday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 June)Tuesday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
TueWedWed
2 June3 June3 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