Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1511

February to March 2088 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 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Mar 1, Sha'ban	72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban	116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban	1813, Sha'ban
1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban	2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban	2520Nawruz, Sha'ban
2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban	2823, Sha'ban	2924, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban	7Mar 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	2620Nawruz, Sha'ban
2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban	2923, Sha'ban	3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
629, Sha'ban	7Mar 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	2620Nawruz, 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
TueMonMon
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 February)Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)Monday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedTueTue
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
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
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunSatSat
29 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
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
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 March)Friday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 March)Friday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 March)
13
Eve
SunSatSat
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 March)Saturday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 March)Saturday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 7 March)
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
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 March)Sunday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 March)Sunday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueMonMon
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 March)Monday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 March)Monday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 9 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedTueTue
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
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
252626
Sat
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed