Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1480

January to February 2058 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 1480 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Feb 1, Sha'ban	72, Sha'ban
83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban	116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban	1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban	2116, Sha'ban
2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban	2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban	2823, Sha'ban
2924, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1480 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Feb 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban
3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1480 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Feb 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban
93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban
2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban
3024, 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
26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 January)Friday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 January)Friday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 January)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
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
29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
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
30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedWed
31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
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
6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
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
6 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 February)Tuesday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 February)Tuesday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 February)
13
Eve
ThuWedWed
7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 February)Wednesday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 February)Wednesday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 February)
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
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 February)Thursday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 February)Thursday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriFri
9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 February)Friday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 February)Friday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
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