Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1497

July to August 2074 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 1497 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Aug 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban
115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban
1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban
2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1497 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Aug 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban
115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban
1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban
2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1497 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	631, Sha'ban	7Aug 1, Sha'ban	82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban
115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban
1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban	2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban
2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, 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
25 July
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 25 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 July)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
26 July
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
26 July
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
28 July
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
29 July
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
30 July
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
5 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
Sun
5 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 August)
13
Eve
Mon
6 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 7 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
Tue
7 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
8 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
9 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