Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1475

March to April 2053 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 1475 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 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	931, Sha'ban	10Apr 1, Sha'ban	112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	167, Sha'ban	178, Sha'ban	189, Sha'ban	1910, Sha'ban	2011, Sha'ban	2112, Sha'ban
2213, Sha'ban	2314, Sha'ban	2415, Sha'ban	2516, Sha'ban	2617, Sha'ban	2718, Sha'ban	2819, Sha'ban
2920, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1475 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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	11Apr 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
3020, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1475 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 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	11Apr 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
3020, 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
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)Friday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
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
26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedWed
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
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
2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
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
2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 April)Tuesday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 April)Tuesday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 April)
13
Eve
ThuWedWed
3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)Wednesday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 April)Wednesday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 April)
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
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 April)Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriFri
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 April)Friday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 April)Friday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
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