Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1438

April to May 2017 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban	84, Sha'ban	95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban
117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban
1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban	2218, Sha'ban	2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban
2521, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban	2925, Sha'ban	3026, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	229, Sha'ban
330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4May 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban	74, Sha'ban	85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban
107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban
1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban	2118, Sha'ban	2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban
2421, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban	2825, Sha'ban	2926, Sha'ban	3027, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 28Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	229, Sha'ban
330Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4May 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban	74, Sha'ban	85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban
107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban
1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban	2118, Sha'ban	2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban
2421, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban	2825, Sha'ban	2926, Sha'ban	3027, 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
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 April)Thursday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 April)Thursday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuFriFri
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
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
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
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
30 Apr1 May1 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonTueTue
1 May2 May2 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
SunMonMon
7 May8 May8 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
SunMonMon
7 May8 May8 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 May)Monday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 May)Monday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 May)
13
Eve
MonTueTue
8 May9 May9 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 May)Tuesday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 May)Tuesday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 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
TueWedWed
9 May10 May10 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 May)Wednesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 May)Wednesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedThuThu
10 May11 May11 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 May)Thursday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 May)Thursday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuFriFri
11 May12 May12 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