Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1461

August to September 2039 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 1461 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban	324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban	1031, Sha'ban	11Sep 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban	177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban
2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban	2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban
2818, Sha'ban	2919, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1461 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban	324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban	1031, Sha'ban	11Sep 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban	177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban
2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban	2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban
2818, Sha'ban	2919, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1461 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban	324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban
728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban	1031, Sha'ban	11Sep 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban	177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban
2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban	2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban
2818, Sha'ban	2919, 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
21 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
22 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
22 Aug
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
24 Aug
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
25 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
26 Aug
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
1 Sept
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
1 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 September)
13
Eve
Fri
2 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 2 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 September)
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
3 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
4 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
5 Sept
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