Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1507

April to May 2084 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 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban	24May 1, Sha'ban	252, Sha'ban	263, Sha'ban	274, Sha'ban	285, Sha'ban	296, Sha'ban
307, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban	25May 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban	306, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1507 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban
39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban	713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban
1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban
1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban	2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban
2430, Sha'ban	25May 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban	306, 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
FriThuThu
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 April)Thursday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 April)Thursday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SatFriFri
8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
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
MonSunSun
10 Apr9 Apr9 Apr
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
TueMonMon
11 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
WedTueTue
12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
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
TueMonMon
18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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
TueMonMon
18 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 April)Monday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 April)Monday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 April)
13
Eve
WedTueTue
19 Apr18 Apr18 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 April)Tuesday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 April)Tuesday 18 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 April)
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
ThuWedWed
20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)Wednesday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 April)Wednesday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
FriThuThu
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 April)Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
SatFriFri
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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