Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1531

July to August 2107 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 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban	728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban
1031, Sha'ban	11Aug 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban
177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban	2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban
2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban	2818, Sha'ban	2919, Sha'ban	3020, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 22Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	223, Sha'ban
324Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	425Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	526Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	627, Sha'ban	728, Sha'ban	829, Sha'ban	930, Sha'ban
1031, Sha'ban	11Aug 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban
177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban	2111, Sha'ban	2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban
2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban	2818, Sha'ban	2919, Sha'ban	3020, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1531 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban	325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	628, Sha'ban	729, Sha'ban	830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban	10Aug 1, Sha'ban	112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
167, Sha'ban	178, Sha'ban	189, Sha'ban	1910, Sha'ban	2011, Sha'ban	2112, Sha'ban	2213, Sha'ban
2314, Sha'ban	2415, Sha'ban	2516, Sha'ban	2617, Sha'ban	2718, Sha'ban	2819, Sha'ban	2920, 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
ThuThuFri
21 July21 July22 July
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 July)Thursday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 July)Friday 22 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 July)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriFriSat
22 July22 July23 July
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriFriSat
22 July22 July23 July
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
SunSunMon
24 July24 July25 July
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
MonMonTue
25 July25 July26 July
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueTueWed
26 July26 July27 July
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
MonMonTue
1 Aug1 Aug2 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
MonMonTue
1 Aug1 Aug2 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 August)Monday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 August)Tuesday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 August)
13
Eve
TueTueWed
2 Aug2 Aug3 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 August)Tuesday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 August)Wednesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 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
WedWedThu
3 Aug3 Aug4 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 August)Wednesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 August)Thursday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuThuFri
4 Aug4 Aug5 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 August)Thursday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 August)Friday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriFriSat
5 Aug5 Aug6 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