Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1512

February to March 2089 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 1512 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban	315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban	719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban	921, Sha'ban	1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban	17Mar 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban	215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban	2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban	3014, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1512 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban	315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban	719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban	921, Sha'ban	1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban	17Mar 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban	215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban	2812, Sha'ban
2913, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1512 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban	315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban	719, Sha'ban
820, Sha'ban	921, Sha'ban	1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban	17Mar 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban	215, Sha'ban
226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban	2812, Sha'ban
2913, 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
Sat
12 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
13 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
13 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
Tue
15 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
Wed
16 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
17 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
Wed
23 Feb
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
Wed
23 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 February)
13
Eve
Thu
24 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 February)
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
Fri
25 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
26 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
27 Feb
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