Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1503

May to June 2080 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 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban	324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban	728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban	1031, Sha'ban	11Jun 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban	177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban
199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban	2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban	2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban
2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban	2818, Sha'ban	2919, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban	828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban	1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Jun 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban	187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban	2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1503 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban	828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban	1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Jun 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban	187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban
209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban	2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban
2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, 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
TueMonMon
21 May20 May20 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 May)Monday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 May)Monday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
22 May21 May21 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
22 May21 May21 May
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
FriThuThu
24 May23 May23 May
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
SatFriFri
25 May24 May24 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunSatSat
26 May25 May25 May
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
SatFriFri
1 June31 May31 May
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
SatFriFri
1 June31 May31 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)Friday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 June)Friday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 June)
13
Eve
SunSatSat
2 June1 June1 June
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)Saturday 1 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 June)
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
MonSunSun
3 June2 June2 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 June)Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)Sunday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueMonMon
4 June3 June3 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 June)Monday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 June)Monday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
5 June4 June4 June
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