Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1543

March to April 2119 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 1543 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821Nawruz, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Apr 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban	3012, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1543 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban	315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban
719, Sha'ban	820, Sha'ban	921Nawruz, Sha'ban	1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban	1729, Sha'ban	1830, Sha'ban	1931, Sha'ban	20Apr 1, Sha'ban
212, Sha'ban	223, Sha'ban	234, Sha'ban	245, Sha'ban	256, Sha'ban	267, Sha'ban	278, Sha'ban
289, Sha'ban	2910, Sha'ban	3011, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1543 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 13Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	214, Sha'ban	315Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	416Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	517Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	618, Sha'ban
719, Sha'ban	820, Sha'ban	921Nawruz, Sha'ban	1022, Sha'ban	1123Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1224Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1325Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1426Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1628, Sha'ban	1729, Sha'ban	1830, Sha'ban	1931, Sha'ban	20Apr 1, Sha'ban
212, Sha'ban	223, Sha'ban	234, Sha'ban	245, Sha'ban	256, Sha'ban	267, Sha'ban	278, Sha'ban
289, Sha'ban	2910, Sha'ban	3011, 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
MonSunSun
13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 March)Sunday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 March)Sunday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
16 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
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
FriThuThu
17 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SatFriFri
18 Mar17 Mar17 Mar
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)
899
Tue
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
11
FriThuThu
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
FriThuThu
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 March)Thursday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 March)Thursday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 March)
13
Eve
SatFriFri
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)Friday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 March)Friday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 March)
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
SunSatSat
26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 March)Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
MonSunSun
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 March)Sunday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 March)Sunday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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