Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1489

October to November 2066 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 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban	828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban
1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Nov 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban	3019, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban	828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban
1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Nov 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban	3019, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1489 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban	828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban
1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Nov 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban
187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban
2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban	3019, 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
Wed
20 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
21 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
21 Oct
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
Sat
23 Oct
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
Sun
24 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
25 Oct
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
Sun
31 Oct
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
Sun
31 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 November)
13
Eve
Mon
1 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 1 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 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
Tue
2 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
3 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
4 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