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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1444

February to March 2023 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 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
222, Sha'ban
323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban
727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban
9Mar 1, Sha'ban
102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban
179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban
1911, Sha'ban
2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban
2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban
2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban
2618, Sha'ban
2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban
2921Nawruz, Sha'ban
3022, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban
8Mar 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821Nawruz, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
3023, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Feb 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban
8Mar 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821Nawruz, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
3023, 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

    MonTueTue
    20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 February)Tuesday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 February)Tuesday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    TueWedWed
    21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb

    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

    ThuFriFri
    23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb

    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

    FriSatSat
    24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    SatSunSun
    25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb

    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. 11

    FriSatSat
    3 Mar4 Mar4 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)

  7. 12

    Eve

    FriSatSat
    3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 March)Saturday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 March)Saturday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 March)

  8. 13

    Eve

    SatSunSun
    4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 March)Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 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)

  9. 14

    Eve

    SunMonMon
    5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    MonTueTue
    6 Mar7 Mar7 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 March)Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    TueWedWed
    7 Mar8 Mar8 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

  12. 292828

    Tue
    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
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