Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1552

December 2127 to January 2128 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 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jan 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban
304, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jan 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1552 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban	38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	611, Sha'ban	712, Sha'ban	813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban	1015, Sha'ban	1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban	1722, Sha'ban	1823, Sha'ban	1924, Sha'ban	2025, Sha'ban	2126, Sha'ban	2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban	2429, Sha'ban	2530, Sha'ban	2631, Sha'ban	27Jan 1, Sha'ban	282, Sha'ban	293, 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
5 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Friday 5 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
6 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sat
6 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
Mon
8 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
Tue
9 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Wed
10 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
Tue
16 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
Tue
16 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 December)
13
Eve
Wed
17 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 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
Thu
18 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Fri
19 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Friday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sat
20 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