Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1521

November to December 2097 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 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban
26Dec 1, Sha'ban	272, Sha'ban	283, Sha'ban	294, Sha'ban	305, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban	914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban	2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban
26Dec 1, Sha'ban	272, Sha'ban	283, Sha'ban	294, Sha'ban	305, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1521 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 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
25Dec 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, 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
TueTueWed
5 Nov5 Nov6 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)Tuesday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 November)Wednesday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
WedWedThu
6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
WedWedThu
6 Nov6 Nov7 Nov
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
FriFriSat
8 Nov8 Nov9 Nov
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
SatSatSun
9 Nov9 Nov10 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SunSunMon
10 Nov10 Nov11 Nov
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
SatSatSun
16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
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
SatSatSun
16 Nov16 Nov17 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 November)Saturday 16 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 November)Sunday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 November)
13
Eve
SunSunMon
17 Nov17 Nov18 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 November)Sunday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 November)Monday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 November)
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
MonMonTue
18 Nov18 Nov19 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 November)Monday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 November)Tuesday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
TueTueWed
19 Nov19 Nov20 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 November)Tuesday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 November)Wednesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
WedWedThu
20 Nov20 Nov21 Nov
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