Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1491

September to October 2068 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 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
230, Sha'ban	3Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban
97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban
2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
230, Sha'ban	3Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban
97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban
2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban
3028, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 29Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
230, Sha'ban	3Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban
97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban	119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban	1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban
2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban	2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban
3028, 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
Fri
28 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 September)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
29 Sept
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
29 Sept
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
Mon
1 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
Tue
2 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Wed
3 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
Tue
9 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
Tue
9 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 October)
13
Eve
Wed
10 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 October)
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
Thu
11 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Fri
12 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
13 Oct
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