Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1573

April to May 2148 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 1573 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 21Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	222, Sha'ban	323Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	424Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	525Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	626, Sha'ban	727, Sha'ban
828, Sha'ban	929, Sha'ban	1030, Sha'ban	11May 1Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	122Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	133Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	144Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
155Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	166, Sha'ban	177, Sha'ban	188, Sha'ban	199, Sha'ban	2010, Sha'ban	2111, Sha'ban
2212, Sha'ban	2313, Sha'ban	2414, Sha'ban	2515, Sha'ban	2616, Sha'ban	2717, Sha'ban	2818, Sha'ban
2919, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1573 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban
928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban	187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban	2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban
3019, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1573 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221, Sha'ban	322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban
928, Sha'ban	1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12May 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
165, Sha'ban	176, Sha'ban	187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban
2312, Sha'ban	2413, Sha'ban	2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban
3019, 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
SatFriFri
20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 April)Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)Friday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
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
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
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
WedTueTue
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedWed
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
WedTueTue
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
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
WedTueTue
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 May)Tuesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 May)Tuesday 30 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 May)
13
Eve
ThuWedWed
2 May1 May1 May
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 May)Wednesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 May)Wednesday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 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)
14
Eve
FriThuThu
3 May2 May2 May
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)Thursday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 May)Thursday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriFri
4 May3 May3 May
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 May)Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
5 May4 May4 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