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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1477

March 2055 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 1477 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
22, Sha'ban
33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
66, Sha'ban
77, Sha'ban
88, Sha'ban
99, Sha'ban
1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1616, Sha'ban
1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban
1919, Sha'ban
2020, Sha'ban
2121Nawruz, Sha'ban
2222, Sha'ban
2323, Sha'ban
2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban
2626, Sha'ban
2727, Sha'ban
2828, Sha'ban
2929, Sha'ban
3030, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1477 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
22, Sha'ban
33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
66, Sha'ban
77, Sha'ban
88, Sha'ban
99, Sha'ban
1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1616, Sha'ban
1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban
1919, Sha'ban
2020, Sha'ban
2121Nawruz, Sha'ban
2222, Sha'ban
2323, Sha'ban
2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban
2626, Sha'ban
2727, Sha'ban
2828, Sha'ban
2929, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1477 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Mar 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
22, Sha'ban
33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
66, Sha'ban
77, Sha'ban
88, Sha'ban
99, Sha'ban
1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1616, Sha'ban
1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban
1919, Sha'ban
2020, Sha'ban
2121Nawruz, Sha'ban
2222, Sha'ban
2323, Sha'ban
2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban
2626, Sha'ban
2727, Sha'ban
2828, Sha'ban
2929, 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

    Sun
    28 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    1 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

    Wed
    3 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

    Thu
    4 Mar

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Fri
    5 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. 11

    Thu
    11 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)

  7. 12

    Eve

    Thu
    11 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    12 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 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)

  9. 14

    Eve

    Sat
    13 Mar

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    14 Mar

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 March)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    15 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

  12. 21

    Sun
    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
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