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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1556

October to November 2131 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 1556 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Nov 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat 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
3021, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1556 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Nov 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat 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
3021, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1556 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Oct 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Nov 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat 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
3021, 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. 1

    Eve

    Mon
    22 Oct

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 October)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Tue
    23 Oct

    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. 3

    Thu
    25 Oct

    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. 4

    Fri
    26 Oct

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Sat
    27 Oct

    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)

  6. 11

    Fri
    2 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)

  7. 12

    Eve

    Fri
    2 Nov

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 November)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Sat
    3 Nov

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 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)

  9. 14

    Eve

    Sun
    4 Nov

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 November)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Mon
    5 Nov

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Monday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 November)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Tue
    6 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
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