Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1493

September to October 2070 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 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban	25Oct 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban	25Oct 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban	306, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban
814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban
2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban	25Oct 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban	306, 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
Sat
6 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 September)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
7 Sept
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
7 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
Tue
9 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
Wed
10 Sept
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
11 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
Wed
17 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
Wed
17 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 September)
13
Eve
Thu
18 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 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
Fri
19 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 19 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
20 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
21 Sept
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