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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1481

January to February 2059 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 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Feb 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
3014, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Feb 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
217, Sha'ban
318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban
823, Sha'ban
924, Sha'ban
1025, Sha'ban
1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1631, Sha'ban
17Feb 1, Sha'ban
182, Sha'ban
193, Sha'ban
204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban
237, Sha'ban
248, Sha'ban
259, Sha'ban
2610, Sha'ban
2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban
2913, 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
    15 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    16 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. 3

    Sat
    18 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. 4

    Sun
    19 Jan

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Mon
    20 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)

  6. 11

    Sun
    26 Jan

    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

    Sun
    26 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    27 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 January)

    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

    Tue
    28 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    29 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Thu
    30 Jan

    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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