Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1456

October to November 2034 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 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban	317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban	1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1630, Sha'ban	1731, Sha'ban	18Nov 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban
922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Nov 1, Sha'ban	202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban
235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban	279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban
3012, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban	317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban
822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban	1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1630, Sha'ban	1731, Sha'ban	18Nov 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban	214, Sha'ban
225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban	2811, Sha'ban
2912, Sha'ban

Celebration
Worship
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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.

Observances in Sha'ban

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1
Eve
SatFriSat
14 Oct13 Oct14 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 October)Friday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 October)Saturday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSun
15 Oct14 Oct15 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSun
15 Oct14 Oct15 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
TueMonTue
17 Oct16 Oct17 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
WedTueWed
18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedThu
19 Oct18 Oct19 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
WedTueWed
25 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
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
WedTueWed
25 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 October)Tuesday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 October)Wednesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 October)
13
Eve
ThuWedThu
26 Oct25 Oct26 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 October)Wednesday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 October)Thursday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 October)
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
FriThuFri
27 Oct26 Oct27 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 October)Thursday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 October)Friday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriSat
28 Oct27 Oct28 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 October)Friday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 October)Saturday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSun
29 Oct28 Oct29 Oct
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