Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1472

April to May 2050 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 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban
8May 1, Sha'ban	92, Sha'ban	103, Sha'ban	114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	169, Sha'ban	1710, Sha'ban	1811, Sha'ban	1912, Sha'ban	2013, Sha'ban	2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban	2316, Sha'ban	2417, Sha'ban	2518, Sha'ban	2619, Sha'ban	2720, Sha'ban	2821, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban	325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	628, Sha'ban	729, Sha'ban	830, Sha'ban
9May 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban
3022, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban	325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	628, Sha'ban	729, Sha'ban	830, Sha'ban
9May 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban
2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban
3022, 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
SatFriFri
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 April)Friday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 April)Friday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
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
TueMonMon
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
WedTueTue
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedWed
28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
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
WedTueTue
4 May3 May3 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
WedTueTue
4 May3 May3 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 May)Tuesday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 May)Tuesday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 May)
13
Eve
ThuWedWed
5 May4 May4 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)Wednesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 May)Wednesday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 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
FriThuThu
6 May5 May5 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 May)Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriFri
7 May6 May6 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 May)Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 May)Friday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
8 May7 May7 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