Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1545

February to March 2121 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 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban	10Mar 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	3021Nawruz, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban	321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban	11Mar 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 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban	321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban	11Mar 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

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
WedTueTue
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 February)Tuesday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 February)Tuesday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
SatFriFri
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
SunSatSat
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonSunSun
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
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
SunSatSat
2 Mar1 Mar1 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
SunSatSat
2 Mar1 Mar1 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 March)Saturday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 March)Saturday 1 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 2 March)
13
Eve
MonSunSun
3 Mar2 Mar2 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)Sunday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 March)Sunday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 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
TueMonMon
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedTueTue
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 March)Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
6 Mar5 Mar5 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
3011
Fri
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