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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1562

August to September 2137 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 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
14Sep 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
3017, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
14Sep 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
3017, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
220, Sha'ban
321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
624, Sha'ban
725, Sha'ban
826, Sha'ban
927, Sha'ban
1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1331Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
14Sep 1Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban152Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
163, Sha'ban
174, Sha'ban
185, Sha'ban
196, Sha'ban
207, Sha'ban
218, Sha'ban
229, Sha'ban
2310, Sha'ban
2411, Sha'ban
2512, Sha'ban
2613, Sha'ban
2714, Sha'ban
2815, Sha'ban
2916, Sha'ban
3017, 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

    Sun
    18 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 18 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Mon
    19 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. 3

    Wed
    21 Aug

    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

    Thu
    22 Aug

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Fri
    23 Aug

    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

    Thu
    29 Aug

    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

    Thu
    29 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 August)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Fri
    30 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 August)

    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

    Sat
    31 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 September)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sun
    1 Sept

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Sunday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 September)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Mon
    2 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
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