Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1471

May to June 2049 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 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 5Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	26, Sha'ban	37Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	48Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
59Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	610, Sha'ban	711, Sha'ban	812, Sha'ban	913, Sha'ban	1014, Sha'ban	1115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1216Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1317Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1418Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1620, Sha'ban	1721, Sha'ban	1822, Sha'ban
1923, Sha'ban	2024, Sha'ban	2125, Sha'ban	2226, Sha'ban	2327, Sha'ban	2428, Sha'ban	2529, Sha'ban
2630, Sha'ban	2731, Sha'ban	28Jun 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban	811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban	2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban	29Jun 1, Sha'ban	302, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban	811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban
2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban	2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban
2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban	29Jun 1, Sha'ban	302, 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
TueMonMon
4 May3 May3 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)Monday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
5 May4 May4 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
5 May4 May4 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
FriThuThu
7 May6 May6 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
SatFriFri
8 May7 May7 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunSatSat
9 May8 May8 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
SatFriFri
15 May14 May14 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
SatFriFri
15 May14 May14 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 May)Friday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 May)Friday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 May)
13
Eve
SunSatSat
16 May15 May15 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)Saturday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 May)Saturday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 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
MonSunSun
17 May16 May16 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueMonMon
18 May17 May17 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
19 May18 May18 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