Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1470

May to June 2048 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 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1May 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban	318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	621, Sha'ban	722, Sha'ban	823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban	1025, Sha'ban	1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban	17Jun 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban	215, Sha'ban	226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban	2812, Sha'ban	2913, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 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	18Jun 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	3013, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 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	18Jun 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	3013, Sha'ban

Celebration
Worship
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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
FriThuThu
15 May14 May14 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 May)Thursday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 May)Thursday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
16 May15 May15 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
16 May15 May15 May
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
MonSunSun
18 May17 May17 May
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
TueMonMon
19 May18 May18 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedTueTue
20 May19 May19 May
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
TueMonMon
26 May25 May25 May
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
TueMonMon
26 May25 May25 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 May)Monday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 May)Monday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 May)
13
Eve
WedTueTue
27 May26 May26 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 May)Tuesday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 May)Tuesday 26 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 May)
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
ThuWedWed
28 May27 May27 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 May)Wednesday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 May)Wednesday 27 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriThuThu
29 May28 May28 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 May)Thursday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 May)Thursday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatFriFri
30 May29 May29 May
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