Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1576

March to April 2151 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 1576 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 21Nawruz, Sha'ban, Recommended fasting through Shaban, 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	1131Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Apr 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

Sha'ban 1576 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221Nawruz, 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	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Apr 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban
2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban
3018, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1576 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
221Nawruz, 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	1231Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Apr 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban	186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban
2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban	2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban
3018, 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 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 March)Friday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 March)Friday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 March)
A’maal for this day →
122
Sun
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
1
SunSatSat
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
SunSatSat
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
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 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
ThuWedWed
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
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
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
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
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)
13
Eve
ThuWedWed
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)
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
2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 April)Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SatFriFri
3 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 April)Friday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 April)Friday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 3 April)
A’maal for this day →
15
SunSatSat
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
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