Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1443

March to April 2022 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 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban
36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban	811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban
1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban
1720, Sha'ban	1821Nawruz, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban	2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban	2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban
2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban	2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban	29Apr 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban	37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	610, Sha'ban	711, Sha'ban	812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban	1014, Sha'ban	1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban	1721Nawruz, Sha'ban	1822, Sha'ban	1923, Sha'ban	2024, Sha'ban	2125, Sha'ban	2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban	2428, Sha'ban	2529, Sha'ban	2630, Sha'ban	2731, Sha'ban	28Apr 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1443 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
26, Sha'ban	37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	610, Sha'ban	711, Sha'ban	812, Sha'ban
913, Sha'ban	1014, Sha'ban	1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1620, Sha'ban	1721Nawruz, Sha'ban	1822, Sha'ban	1923, Sha'ban	2024, Sha'ban	2125, Sha'ban	2226, Sha'ban
2327, Sha'ban	2428, Sha'ban	2529, Sha'ban	2630, Sha'ban	2731, Sha'ban	28Apr 1, Sha'ban	292, 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
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 March)Friday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 March)Friday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriSatSat
4 Mar5 Mar5 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
SunMonMon
6 Mar7 Mar7 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
MonTueTue
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueWedWed
8 Mar9 Mar9 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)
11
MonTueTue
14 Mar15 Mar15 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)
12
Eve
MonTueTue
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 March)Tuesday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 March)Tuesday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 March)
13
Eve
TueWedWed
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 March)Wednesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 March)Wednesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 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)
14
Eve
WedThuThu
16 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 March)Thursday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 March)Thursday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuFriFri
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 March)Friday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 March)Friday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriSatSat
18 Mar19 Mar19 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
181717
Mon
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