Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1437

May to June 2016 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 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban	916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban	2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Jun 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	210, Sha'ban	311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	614, Sha'ban
715, Sha'ban	816, Sha'ban	917, Sha'ban	1018, Sha'ban	1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1220Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1321Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1422Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1624, Sha'ban	1725, Sha'ban	1826, Sha'ban	1927, Sha'ban	2028, Sha'ban
2129, Sha'ban	2230, Sha'ban	2331, Sha'ban	24Jun 1, Sha'ban	252, Sha'ban	263, Sha'ban	274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban	296, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	210, Sha'ban	311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	614, Sha'ban
715, Sha'ban	816, Sha'ban	917, Sha'ban	1018, Sha'ban	1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1220Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1321Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1422Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1624, Sha'ban	1725, Sha'ban	1826, Sha'ban	1927, Sha'ban	2028, Sha'ban
2129, Sha'ban	2230, Sha'ban	2331, Sha'ban	24Jun 1, Sha'ban	252, Sha'ban	263, Sha'ban	274, Sha'ban
285, Sha'ban	296, 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
SatSunSun
7 May8 May8 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
8 May9 May9 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
8 May9 May9 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
TueWedWed
10 May11 May11 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
WedThuThu
11 May12 May12 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuFriFri
12 May13 May13 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
WedThuThu
18 May19 May19 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
WedThuThu
18 May19 May19 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 May)Thursday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 May)Thursday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 May)
13
Eve
ThuFriFri
19 May20 May20 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 May)Friday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 May)Friday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 May)
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
FriSatSat
20 May21 May21 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 May)Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatSunSun
21 May22 May22 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)Sunday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 May)Sunday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
22 May23 May23 May
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