Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1488

October to November 2065November 2065November 2065 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 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 31Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
2Nov 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban	87, Sha'ban
98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban	2221, Sha'ban
2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban	2928, Sha'ban
3029, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat 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 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban	1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, 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 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat 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 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban	1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, 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
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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
FriSatSat
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 October)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)Saturday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatSunSun
31 Oct1 Nov1 Nov
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
MonTueTue
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
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
TueWedWed
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedThuThu
4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
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
TueWedWed
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
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
TueWedWed
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 November)Wednesday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 November)Wednesday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 November)
13
Eve
WedThuThu
11 Nov12 Nov12 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 11 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 November)Thursday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 November)Thursday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 November)
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
ThuFriFri
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 November)Friday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 November)Friday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriSatSat
13 Nov14 Nov14 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 November)Saturday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 November)Saturday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatSunSun
14 Nov15 Nov15 Nov
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