Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1492

September to October 2069 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 1492 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban	724, Sha'ban	825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Oct 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1492 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban	724, Sha'ban	825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Oct 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1492 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 18Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	219, Sha'ban	320Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	421Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
522Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	623, Sha'ban	724, Sha'ban	825, Sha'ban	926, Sha'ban	1027, Sha'ban	1128Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1229Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1330Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Oct 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, 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
Tue
17 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 September)
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
18 Sept
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
18 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
Fri
20 Sept
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
Sat
21 Sept
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sun
22 Sept
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
Sat
28 Sept
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
Sat
28 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 September)
13
Eve
Sun
29 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 September)
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
Mon
30 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Tue
1 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
2 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