Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1570

May to June 2145 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 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Jun 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Jun 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1570 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban
730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Jun 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban	113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban	1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban
2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban	2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban
2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, 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
Sun
23 May
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 May)
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
24 May
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Mon
24 May
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
Wed
26 May
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
Thu
27 May
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Fri
28 May
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
Thu
3 June
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
Thu
3 June
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 3 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 June)
13
Eve
Fri
4 June
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 June)
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
Sat
5 June
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sun
6 June
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 June)
A’maal for this day →
15
Mon
7 June
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