Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1517

December 2093 to January 2094 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 1517 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Jan 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban
2917, Sha'ban	3018, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1517 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Jan 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban
2917, Sha'ban	3018, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1517 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban
827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Jan 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban
2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban
2917, Sha'ban	3018, 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
19 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
20 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
20 Dec
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
22 Dec
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
23 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
24 Dec
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
30 Dec
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
30 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 December)
13
Eve
Thu
31 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 January)
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
1 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 January)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
2 Jan
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 January)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
3 Jan
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