Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1524

October to November 2100 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 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 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
2631, Sha'ban	27Nov 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 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
2631, Sha'ban	27Nov 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1524 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Oct 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
2631, Sha'ban	27Nov 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, 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
Tue
5 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
6 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
6 Oct
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
Fri
8 Oct
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
Sat
9 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sun
10 Oct
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
Sat
16 Oct
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
Sat
16 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 October)
13
Eve
Sun
17 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 October)
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
Mon
18 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Tue
19 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
20 Oct
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