Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1455

October to November 2033 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 1455 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Nov 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban
1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban
2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1455 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban	731, Sha'ban	8Nov 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'ban
136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	158Wiladat 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	2821, Sha'ban	2922, Sha'ban	3023, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1455 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Nov 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban
1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban
2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, 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
TueMonTue
25 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 October)Monday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 October)Tuesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueWed
26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueWed
26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
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
FriThuFri
28 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
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
SatFriSat
29 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunSatSun
30 Oct29 Oct30 Oct
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
SatFriSat
5 Nov4 Nov5 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
SatFriSat
5 Nov4 Nov5 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 November)Friday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 November)Saturday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 November)
13
Eve
SunSatSun
6 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 November)Saturday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 November)Sunday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 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
MonSunMon
7 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 November)Sunday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 November)Monday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueMonTue
8 Nov7 Nov8 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 November)Monday 7 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 November)Tuesday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueWed
9 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
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