Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1463

July to August 2041 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 1463 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Aug 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 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, 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

Sha'ban 1463 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Aug 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 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, 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

Sha'ban 1463 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Aug 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 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, 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

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
Mon
29 July
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 July)
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
30 July
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
30 July
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
Thu
1 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
Fri
2 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sat
3 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
Fri
9 Aug
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
Fri
9 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 August)
13
Eve
Sat
10 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 August)
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
Sun
11 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Mon
12 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
13 Aug
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