Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1561

August to September 2136 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 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban
119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban
1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban
2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban
119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban
1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban
2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	231, Sha'ban	3Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
42Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	53Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	64, Sha'ban	75, Sha'ban	86, Sha'ban	97, Sha'ban	108, Sha'ban
119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1210Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1311Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1412Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1614, Sha'ban	1715, Sha'ban
1816, Sha'ban	1917, Sha'ban	2018, Sha'ban	2119, Sha'ban	2220, Sha'ban	2321, Sha'ban	2422, Sha'ban
2523, Sha'ban	2624, Sha'ban	2725, Sha'ban	2826, Sha'ban	2927, 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
29 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
30 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Thu
30 Aug
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
1 Sept
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
2 Sept
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Mon
3 Sept
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
9 Sept
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
9 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 September)
13
Eve
Mon
10 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 September)
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
11 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Wed
12 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Thu
13 Sept
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