Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1494

August to September 2071 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 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Sep 1, Sha'ban	72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban	2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban	2823, Sha'ban	2924, Sha'ban	3025, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Sep 1, Sha'ban	72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban	2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban	2823, Sha'ban	2924, Sha'ban	3025, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1494 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	531Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Sep 1, Sha'ban	72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban
116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban
1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban	2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban
2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban	2823, Sha'ban	2924, Sha'ban	3025, 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
26 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
27 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
27 Aug
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
29 Aug
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
30 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
31 Aug
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
6 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
Sun
6 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 September)
13
Eve
Mon
7 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 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
Tue
8 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
9 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
10 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