Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1530

August 2106 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 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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
2829, Sha'ban	2930, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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
2829, Sha'ban	2930, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1530 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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
2829, Sha'ban	2930, 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
Sun
1 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
2 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
2 Aug
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
Wed
4 Aug
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
Thu
5 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
6 Aug
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
Thu
12 Aug
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
Thu
12 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 12 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 August)
13
Eve
Fri
13 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 August)
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
Sat
14 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
15 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
16 Aug
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