Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1453

November to December 2031 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 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban	824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Dec 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban	3016, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban	824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Dec 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	622, Sha'ban
723, Sha'ban	824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Dec 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban	173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban
217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban	2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban
2814, Sha'ban	2915, 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
Sun
16 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
17 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
17 Nov
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
Wed
19 Nov
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
Thu
20 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
21 Nov
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
Thu
27 Nov
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
Thu
27 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 November)
13
Eve
Fri
28 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 November)
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
Sat
29 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
30 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
1 Dec
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