Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1551

December 2126 to January 2127 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 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 17Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	218, Sha'ban	319Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	420Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
622, Sha'ban	723, Sha'ban	824, Sha'ban	925, Sha'ban	1026, Sha'ban	1127Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1228Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1329Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1430Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	16Jan 1, Sha'ban	172, Sha'ban	183, Sha'ban	194, Sha'ban
205, Sha'ban	216, Sha'ban	227, Sha'ban	238, Sha'ban	249, Sha'ban	2510, Sha'ban	2611, Sha'ban
2712, Sha'ban	2813, Sha'ban	2914, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	217, Sha'ban	318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban	823, Sha'ban	924, Sha'ban	1025, Sha'ban	1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1631, Sha'ban	17Jan 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban	226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban	2913, Sha'ban	3014, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 16Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	217, Sha'ban	318Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	419Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	621, Sha'ban
722, Sha'ban	823, Sha'ban	924, Sha'ban	1025, Sha'ban	1126Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1227Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1328Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1429Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1631, Sha'ban	17Jan 1, Sha'ban	182, Sha'ban	193, Sha'ban	204, Sha'ban
215, Sha'ban	226, Sha'ban	237, Sha'ban	248, Sha'ban	259, Sha'ban	2610, Sha'ban	2711, Sha'ban
2812, Sha'ban	2913, Sha'ban	3014, 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
16 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 December)Sunday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 December)Sunday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
17 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
17 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
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
19 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
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
20 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SatFriFri
21 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
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
FriThuThu
27 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
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
27 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)Thursday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 December)Thursday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 December)
13
Eve
SatFriFri
28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)Friday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 December)
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
29 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
MonSunSun
30 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonMon
31 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
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