Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1539

April to May 2115 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 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban	84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban	2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban	2925, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban	84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban	2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban	2925, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1539 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 27Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
228, Sha'ban	329Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	430Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban	84, Sha'ban
95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban	2218, Sha'ban
2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban	2925, 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
Fri
26 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
27 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
27 Apr
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
Mon
29 Apr
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
Tue
30 Apr
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Wed
1 May
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
Tue
7 May
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
Tue
7 May
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 May)
13
Eve
Wed
8 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 May)
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
Thu
9 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Fri
10 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
11 May
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