Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1548

January to February 2124 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 1548 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 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	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Feb 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban	3017, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1548 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 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	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Feb 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1548 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 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	1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	14Feb 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	163, Sha'ban	174, Sha'ban	185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban	207, Sha'ban	218, Sha'ban	229, Sha'ban	2310, Sha'ban	2411, Sha'ban	2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban	2714, Sha'ban	2815, Sha'ban	2916, 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
Tue
18 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 January)
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
19 Jan
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
19 Jan
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
Fri
21 Jan
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
Sat
22 Jan
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sun
23 Jan
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
Sat
29 Jan
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
Sat
29 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 January)
13
Eve
Sun
30 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 31 January)
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
Mon
31 Jan
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Tue
1 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
2 Feb
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