Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1513

February to March 2090 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 1513 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban	34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban	1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban	1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban	1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban	2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban	2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	28Mar 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban	303, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1513 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban	34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban	1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban	1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban	1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban	2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban	2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	28Mar 1, Sha'ban	292, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1513 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	23, Sha'ban	34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	67, Sha'ban	78, Sha'ban	89, Sha'ban	910, Sha'ban	1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1617, Sha'ban	1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban	1920, Sha'ban	2021, Sha'ban	2122, Sha'ban	2223, Sha'ban	2324, Sha'ban	2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban	2627, Sha'ban	2728, Sha'ban	28Mar 1, Sha'ban	292, 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
Wed
1 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
2 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
2 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
Sat
4 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
Sun
5 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
6 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
Sun
12 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
Sun
12 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 February)
13
Eve
Mon
13 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 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
Tue
14 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
15 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
16 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