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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1572

May 2147 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 1572 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
23, Sha'ban
34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
67, Sha'ban
78, Sha'ban
89, Sha'ban
910, Sha'ban
1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1617, Sha'ban
1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban
1920, Sha'ban
2021, Sha'ban
2122, Sha'ban
2223, Sha'ban
2324, Sha'ban
2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban
2627, Sha'ban
2728, Sha'ban
2829, Sha'ban
2930, Sha'ban
3031, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1572 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
23, Sha'ban
34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
67, Sha'ban
78, Sha'ban
89, Sha'ban
910, Sha'ban
1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1617, Sha'ban
1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban
1920, Sha'ban
2021, Sha'ban
2122, Sha'ban
2223, Sha'ban
2324, Sha'ban
2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban
2627, Sha'ban
2728, Sha'ban
2829, Sha'ban
2930, Sha'ban
3031, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1572 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1May 2Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
23, Sha'ban
34Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban45Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban56Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
67, Sha'ban
78, Sha'ban
89, Sha'ban
910, Sha'ban
1011, Sha'ban
1112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban1213Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1314Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1415Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban1516Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
1617, Sha'ban
1718, Sha'ban
1819, Sha'ban
1920, Sha'ban
2021, Sha'ban
2122, Sha'ban
2223, Sha'ban
2324, Sha'ban
2425, Sha'ban
2526, Sha'ban
2627, Sha'ban
2728, Sha'ban
2829, Sha'ban
2930, Sha'ban
3031, 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

    Mon
    1 May

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Monday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Tue
    2 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. 3

    Thu
    4 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. 4

    Fri
    5 May

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Sat
    6 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)

  6. 11

    Fri
    12 May

    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

    Fri
    12 May

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 May)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Sat
    13 May

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 May)

    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

    Sun
    14 May

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Sunday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Mon
    15 May

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Monday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 May)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Tue
    16 May

    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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