Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1504

May to June 2081 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 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban
718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban	1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban
21Jun 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban	266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban
288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	212, Sha'ban	313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	616, Sha'ban	717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban	919, Sha'ban	1020, Sha'ban	1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1626, Sha'ban	1727, Sha'ban	1828, Sha'ban	1929, Sha'ban	2030, Sha'ban	2131, Sha'ban
22Jun 1, Sha'ban	232, Sha'ban	243, Sha'ban	254, Sha'ban	265, Sha'ban	276, Sha'ban	287, Sha'ban
298, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1504 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1May 11Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	212, Sha'ban	313Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	414Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	515Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	616, Sha'ban	717, Sha'ban
818, Sha'ban	919, Sha'ban	1020, Sha'ban	1121Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1222Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1323Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1424Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1525Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1626, Sha'ban	1727, Sha'ban	1828, Sha'ban	1929, Sha'ban	2030, Sha'ban	2131, Sha'ban
22Jun 1, Sha'ban	232, Sha'ban	243, Sha'ban	254, Sha'ban	265, Sha'ban	276, Sha'ban	287, Sha'ban
298, 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
SunSatSat
11 May10 May10 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 May)Saturday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 May)Saturday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
12 May11 May11 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
12 May11 May11 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
WedTueTue
14 May13 May13 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
ThuWedWed
15 May14 May14 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
FriThuThu
16 May15 May15 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
ThuWedWed
22 May21 May21 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
ThuWedWed
22 May21 May21 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 May)Wednesday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 May)Wednesday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 May)
13
Eve
FriThuThu
23 May22 May22 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 May)Thursday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 May)Thursday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 May)
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
SatFriFri
24 May23 May23 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 May)Friday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 May)Friday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SunSatSat
25 May24 May24 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 May)Saturday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 May)Saturday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
26 May25 May25 May
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