Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1496

August to September 2073 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 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Sep 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Sep 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Sep 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban
293, 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
5 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
6 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
6 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
Tue
8 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
Wed
9 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
10 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
Wed
16 Aug
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
16 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 August)
13
Eve
Thu
17 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 August)
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
18 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
19 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
20 Aug
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