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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1442

March to April 2021 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 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
215, Sha'ban
316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban
720, Sha'ban
821Nawruz, Sha'ban
922, Sha'ban
1023, Sha'ban
1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1629, Sha'ban
1730, Sha'ban
1831, Sha'ban
19Apr 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban
213, Sha'ban
224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban
246, Sha'ban
257, Sha'ban
268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban
2810, Sha'ban
2911, Sha'ban
3012, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
620, Sha'ban
721Nawruz, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban
923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban
1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1630, Sha'ban
1731, Sha'ban
18Apr 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban
203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban
236, Sha'ban
247, Sha'ban
258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban
2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban
3013, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
620, Sha'ban
721Nawruz, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban
923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban
1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1630, Sha'ban
1731, Sha'ban
18Apr 1, Sha'ban
192, Sha'ban
203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban
236, Sha'ban
247, Sha'ban
258, Sha'ban
269, Sha'ban
2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban
3013, 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. 1

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 March)Sunday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 March)Sunday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    SunMonMon
    14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar

    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. 3

    TueWedWed
    16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar

    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. 4

    WedThuThu
    17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    ThuFriFri
    18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar

    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)

  6. 877

    Sun
    21 Mar

    Nawruz

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
    • Hazara: Observed
    • Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
    • Khoja: Generally not observed

  7. 11

    WedThuThu
    24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    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)

  8. 12

    Eve

    WedThuThu
    24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 25 March)Thursday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 March)Thursday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 March)

  9. 13

    Eve

    ThuFriFri
    25 Mar26 Mar26 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 March)Friday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 March)Friday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 March)

    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)

  10. 14

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 March)Saturday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 March)Saturday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Saturday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 March)Sunday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 March)Sunday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 15

    SunMonMon
    28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar

    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
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