Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1558

October 2133 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 1558 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	66, Sha'ban	77, Sha'ban	88, Sha'ban	99, Sha'ban	1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, Sha'ban	2222, Sha'ban	2323, Sha'ban	2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban	2626, Sha'ban	2727, Sha'ban	2828, Sha'ban	2929, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1558 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	66, Sha'ban	77, Sha'ban	88, Sha'ban	99, Sha'ban	1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, Sha'ban	2222, Sha'ban	2323, Sha'ban	2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban	2626, Sha'ban	2727, Sha'ban	2828, Sha'ban	2929, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1558 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 1Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	22, Sha'ban	33Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
44Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	55Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	66, Sha'ban	77, Sha'ban	88, Sha'ban	99, Sha'ban	1010, Sha'ban
1111Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1212Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1313Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1414Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1616, Sha'ban	1717, Sha'ban
1818, Sha'ban	1919, Sha'ban	2020, Sha'ban	2121, Sha'ban	2222, Sha'ban	2323, Sha'ban	2424, Sha'ban
2525, Sha'ban	2626, Sha'ban	2727, Sha'ban	2828, Sha'ban	2929, 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
Wed
30 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
1 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
1 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
Sat
3 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
Sun
4 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
5 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)
11
Sun
11 Oct
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
Sun
11 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 October)
13
Eve
Mon
12 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 October)
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
Tue
13 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
14 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
15 Oct
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