Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1554

November to December 2129 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 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 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	821, 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	18Dec 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban	225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban	2912, Sha'ban	3013, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 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	821, 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	18Dec 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban	225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban	2912, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1554 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Nov 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	821, 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	18Dec 1, Sha'ban	192, Sha'ban	203, Sha'ban
214, Sha'ban	225, Sha'ban	236, Sha'ban	247, Sha'ban	258, Sha'ban	269, Sha'ban	2710, Sha'ban
2811, Sha'ban	2912, 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
Sun
13 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
14 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
14 Nov
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
Wed
16 Nov
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
Thu
17 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
18 Nov
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
Thu
24 Nov
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
Thu
24 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 November)
13
Eve
Fri
25 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 November)
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
Sat
26 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
27 Nov
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 November)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
28 Nov
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