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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1476

March to April 2054 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 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
213, Sha'ban
314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban
920, Sha'ban
1021Nawruz, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1627, Sha'ban
1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban
2031, Sha'ban
21Apr 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban
233, Sha'ban
244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban
277, Sha'ban
288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
213, Sha'ban
314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban
920, Sha'ban
1021Nawruz, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1627, Sha'ban
1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban
2031, Sha'ban
21Apr 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban
233, Sha'ban
244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban
277, Sha'ban
288, Sha'ban
299, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1476 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
213, Sha'ban
314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban
819, Sha'ban
920, Sha'ban
1021Nawruz, Sha'ban
1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1627, Sha'ban
1728, Sha'ban
1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban
2031, Sha'ban
21Apr 1, Sha'ban
222, Sha'ban
233, Sha'ban
244, Sha'ban
255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban
277, Sha'ban
288, Sha'ban
299, 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. 1

    Eve

    Wed
    11 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    12 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. 3

    Sat
    14 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. 4

    Sun
    15 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Mon
    16 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)

  6. 10

    Sat
    21 Mar

    Nawruz

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
    • Hazara: Observed
    • Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
    • Khoja: Generally not observed

  7. 11

    Sun
    22 Mar

    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)

  8. 12

    Eve

    Sun
    22 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 March)

  9. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    23 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 March)

    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)

  10. 14

    Eve

    Tue
    24 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    25 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Wednesday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  12. 15

    Thu
    26 Mar

    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
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