Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1448

January to February 2027 شعبان

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri 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.

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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Sha'ban 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	211, Sha'ban	312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	615, Sha'ban	716Grand Jashn-e-Anwar-e-Shaban, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban	918, Sha'ban	1019, Sha'ban	1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1625, Sha'ban	1726, Sha'ban	1827, Sha'ban	1928, Sha'ban	2029, Sha'ban	2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban	23Feb 1, Sha'ban	242, Sha'ban	253, Sha'ban	264, Sha'ban	275, Sha'ban	286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban	308, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	211, Sha'ban	312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	615, Sha'ban	716Grand Jashn-e-Anwar-e-Shaban, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban	918, Sha'ban	1019, Sha'ban	1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1625, Sha'ban	1726, Sha'ban	1827, Sha'ban	1928, Sha'ban	2029, Sha'ban	2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban	23Feb 1, Sha'ban	242, Sha'ban	253, Sha'ban	264, Sha'ban	275, Sha'ban	286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban	308, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1448 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 10Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	211, Sha'ban	312Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	413Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	514Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	615, Sha'ban	716Grand Jashn-e-Anwar-e-Shaban, Sha'ban
817, Sha'ban	918, Sha'ban	1019, Sha'ban	1120Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1221Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1322Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1423Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1524Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1625, Sha'ban	1726, Sha'ban	1827, Sha'ban	1928, Sha'ban	2029, Sha'ban	2130, Sha'ban
2231, Sha'ban	23Feb 1, Sha'ban	242, Sha'ban	253, Sha'ban	264, Sha'ban	275, Sha'ban	286, Sha'ban
297, Sha'ban	308, 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
Sat
9 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 January)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
10 Jan
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
10 Jan
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
Tue
12 Jan
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
Wed
13 Jan
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
14 Jan
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
Wed
20 Jan
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
Wed
20 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 January)
13
Eve
Thu
21 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 January)
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
Fri
22 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 22 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 January)
At the Centre that day
- Jashn-e-Meelad-e-Imam-e-Zaman (aj) · 7:15 pm
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
23 Jan
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 January)
At the Centre that day
- Shab-e-Baraat · time to be confirmed
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
24 Jan
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