Dates for
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
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.
These 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
These 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.
12 observances this month, mostly worship
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 221, Sha'ban | 322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | ||
625, Sha'ban | 726, Sha'ban | 827, Sha'ban | 928, Sha'ban | 1029, Sha'ban | 1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1231Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban |
| 13Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 142Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 164, Sha'ban | 175, Sha'ban | 186, Sha'ban | 197, Sha'ban |
208, Sha'ban | 219, Sha'ban | 2210, Sha'ban | 2311, Sha'ban | 2412, Sha'ban | 2513, Sha'ban | 2614, Sha'ban |
2715, Sha'ban | 2816, Sha'ban | 2917, Sha'ban |
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban | 1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 12Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban |
198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban |
2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 222, Sha'ban | 323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 626, Sha'ban | 727, Sha'ban | 828, Sha'ban | 929, Sha'ban | 1030, Sha'ban | 1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 12Feb 1Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 132Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 143Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 165, Sha'ban | 176, Sha'ban | 187, Sha'ban |
198, Sha'ban | 209, Sha'ban | 2110, Sha'ban | 2211, Sha'ban | 2312, Sha'ban | 2413, Sha'ban | 2514, Sha'ban |
2615, Sha'ban | 2716, Sha'ban | 2817, Sha'ban | 2918, Sha'ban |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Sha'ban
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eve
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban, Worship
Monday 19 January 2026Tuesday 20 January 2026Tuesday 20 January 2026
Monday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)
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20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Recommended fasting through Shaban, Worship
Tuesday 20 January 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026
1
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Celebration
Tuesday 20 January 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026Wednesday 21 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA and duas.org)
- Khoja: 1 Shaban
- Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia)
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22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Celebration
Thursday 22 January 2026Friday 23 January 2026Friday 23 January 2026
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
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Celebration
Friday 23 January 2026Saturday 24 January 2026Saturday 24 January 2026
5
24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Celebration
Saturday 24 January 2026Sunday 25 January 2026Sunday 25 January 2026
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
30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Celebration
Friday 30 January 2026Saturday 31 January 2026Saturday 31 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 11 Shaban 33 AH (SABA)
- Iranian: 11 Shaban (wikishia)
- Khoja: duas.org omits it entirely
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eve
30 Jan31 Jan31 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban, Worship
Friday 30 January 2026Saturday 31 January 2026Saturday 31 January 2026
Friday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 January)Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)
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eve
31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Worship
Saturday 31 January 2026Sunday 1 February 2026Sunday 1 February 2026
Saturday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 February)Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 February)Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 February)
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)
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eve
1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Worship
Sunday 1 February 2026Monday 2 February 2026Monday 2 February 2026
Sunday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 February)Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)
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eve
2 Feb3 Feb3 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa, Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 2 February 2026Tuesday 3 February 2026Tuesday 3 February 2026
Monday 2 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 February)Tuesday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 February)Tuesday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 February)
15
3 Feb4 Feb4 Feb
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Celebration
Tuesday 3 February 2026Wednesday 4 February 2026Wednesday 4 February 2026
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
Today
24 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in Pakistan
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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Today in India
23 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 6 October 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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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.