Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1525

September to October 2101 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 1525 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban	7Oct 1, Sha'ban
82, Sha'ban	93, Sha'ban	104, Sha'ban	115Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	126Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	137Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	148Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
159Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1610, Sha'ban	1711, Sha'ban	1812, Sha'ban	1913, Sha'ban	2014, Sha'ban	2115, Sha'ban
2216, Sha'ban	2317, Sha'ban	2418, Sha'ban	2519, Sha'ban	2620, Sha'ban	2721, Sha'ban	2822, Sha'ban
2923, Sha'ban	3024, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1525 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Oct 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban	116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban	1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban	2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban	2924, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1525 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	429Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	530Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	6Oct 1, Sha'ban
72, Sha'ban	83, Sha'ban	94, Sha'ban	105, Sha'ban	116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	127Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	138Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
149Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1611, Sha'ban	1712, Sha'ban	1813, Sha'ban	1914, Sha'ban	2015, Sha'ban
2116, Sha'ban	2217, Sha'ban	2318, Sha'ban	2419, Sha'ban	2520, Sha'ban	2621, Sha'ban	2722, Sha'ban
2823, Sha'ban	2924, 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
SatSunSun
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 24 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 September)Sunday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 September)Sunday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 September)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunMonMon
25 Sept26 Sept26 Sept
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
TueWedWed
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
WedThuThu
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuFriFri
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
WedThuThu
5 Oct6 Oct6 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
WedThuThu
5 Oct6 Oct6 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 October)Thursday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 October)Thursday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 October)
13
Eve
ThuFriFri
6 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 October)Friday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 October)Friday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 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
FriSatSat
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 October)Saturday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 October)Saturday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatSunSun
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 October)Sunday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 October)Sunday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunMonMon
9 Oct10 Oct10 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