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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 230, Sha'ban | 331Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | 4Jan 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | |||
| 52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 63, Sha'ban | 74, Sha'ban | 85, Sha'ban | 96, Sha'ban | 107, Sha'ban | 118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban |
| 129Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1310Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1411Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1613, Sha'ban | 1714, Sha'ban | 1815, Sha'ban |
1916, Sha'ban | 2017, Sha'ban | 2118, Sha'ban | 2219, Sha'ban | 2320, Sha'ban | 2421, Sha'ban | 2522, Sha'ban |
2623, Sha'ban | 2724, Sha'ban | 2825, Sha'ban | 2926, Sha'ban | 3027, Sha'ban |
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban |
| 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban |
1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban |
2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban | 3028, Sha'ban |
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) | 231, Sha'ban | 3Jan 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban | ||||
| 42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban | 53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban | 64, Sha'ban | 75, Sha'ban | 86, Sha'ban | 97, Sha'ban | 108, Sha'ban |
| 119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban | 1210Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1311Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Sha'ban | 1412Laylat al-Baraa, Sha'ban | 1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban | 1614, Sha'ban | 1715, Sha'ban |
1816, Sha'ban | 1917, Sha'ban | 2018, Sha'ban | 2119, Sha'ban | 2220, Sha'ban | 2321, Sha'ban | 2422, Sha'ban |
2523, Sha'ban | 2624, Sha'ban | 2725, Sha'ban | 2826, Sha'ban | 2927, Sha'ban | 3028, 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
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban, Worship
Tuesday 28 December 2027Wednesday 29 December 2027Wednesday 29 December 2027
Tuesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)Wednesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 December)
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29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban, Worship
Wednesday 29 December 2027Thursday 30 December 2027Thursday 30 December 2027
1
29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Celebration
Wednesday 29 December 2027Thursday 30 December 2027Thursday 30 December 2027
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
31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Celebration
Friday 31 December 2027Saturday 1 January 2028Saturday 1 January 2028
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
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Celebration
Saturday 1 January 2028Sunday 2 January 2028Sunday 2 January 2028
5
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Celebration
Sunday 2 January 2028Monday 3 January 2028Monday 3 January 2028
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
8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Celebration
Saturday 8 January 2028Sunday 9 January 2028Sunday 9 January 2028
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
8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban, Worship
Saturday 8 January 2028Sunday 9 January 2028Sunday 9 January 2028
Saturday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 January)Sunday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 January)Sunday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 January)
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eve
9 Jan10 Jan10 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban, Worship
Sunday 9 January 2028Monday 10 January 2028Monday 10 January 2028
Sunday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 January)Monday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 January)Monday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 January)
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
10 Jan11 Jan11 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban, Worship
Monday 10 January 2028Tuesday 11 January 2028Tuesday 11 January 2028
Monday 10 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 January)Tuesday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 January)Tuesday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 January)
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eve
11 Jan12 Jan12 Jan
Laylat al-Baraa, Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 11 January 2028Wednesday 12 January 2028Wednesday 12 January 2028
Tuesday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 January)Wednesday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 January)Wednesday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 January)
15
12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Celebration
Wednesday 12 January 2028Thursday 13 January 2028Thursday 13 January 2028
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.