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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1563

August to September 2138 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 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Sep 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
306, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Sep 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
306, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Aug 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
29, Sha'ban
310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban
714, Sha'ban
815, Sha'ban
916, Sha'ban
1017, Sha'ban
1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1623, Sha'ban
1724, Sha'ban
1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban
2128, Sha'ban
2229, Sha'ban
2330, Sha'ban
2431, Sha'ban
25Sep 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban
284, Sha'ban
295, Sha'ban
306, 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

    Thu
    7 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Fri
    8 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

    Sun
    10 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

    Mon
    11 Aug

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Tue
    12 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

    Mon
    18 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

    Mon
    18 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

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

  8. 13

    Eve

    Tue
    19 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 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

    Wed
    20 Aug

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Thu
    21 Aug

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Thursday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 August)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Fri
    22 Aug

    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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