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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1566

July to August 2141 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 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban
2631, Sha'ban
27Aug 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban
2631, Sha'ban
27Aug 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
304, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1566 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 6Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
27, Sha'ban
38Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
49Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban510Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
611, Sha'ban
712, Sha'ban
813, Sha'ban
914, Sha'ban
1015, Sha'ban
1116Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1217Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1318Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1419Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1520Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1621, Sha'ban
1722, Sha'ban
1823, Sha'ban
1924, Sha'ban
2025, Sha'ban
2126, Sha'ban
2227, Sha'ban
2328, Sha'ban
2429, Sha'ban
2530, Sha'ban
2631, Sha'ban
27Aug 1, Sha'ban
282, Sha'ban
293, Sha'ban
304, 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

    Wed
    5 July

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 5 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Thu
    6 July

    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

    Sat
    8 July

    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

    Sun
    9 July

  5. 5

    Mon
    10 July

    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

    Sun
    16 July

    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

    Sun
    16 July

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 July)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Mon
    17 July

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 July)

    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

    Tue
    18 July

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Wed
    19 July

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Wednesday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 July)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Thu
    20 July

    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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