Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1577

March to April 2152 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 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 9Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	210, Sha'ban	311Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
412Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	513Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	614, Sha'ban	715, Sha'ban	816, Sha'ban	917, Sha'ban	1018, Sha'ban
1119Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1220Nawruz, Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban	1321Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1422Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1624, Sha'ban	1725, Sha'ban
1826, Sha'ban	1927, Sha'ban	2028, Sha'ban	2129, Sha'ban	2230, Sha'ban	2331, Sha'ban	24Apr 1, Sha'ban
252, Sha'ban	263, Sha'ban	274, Sha'ban	285, Sha'ban	296, Sha'ban	307, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban	916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Nawruz, Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban	2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Apr 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban	306, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1577 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban	916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1320Nawruz, Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban
1926, Sha'ban	2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban	2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Apr 1, Sha'ban
262, Sha'ban	273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban	306, 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
WedTueTue
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 March)Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
ThuWedWed
9 Mar8 Mar8 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
SatFriFri
11 Mar10 Mar10 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
SunSatSat
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
MonSunSun
13 Mar12 Mar12 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
SunSatSat
19 Mar18 Mar18 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
SunSatSat
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)Saturday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 March)Saturday 18 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 March)
121313
Mon
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
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
13
Eve
MonSunSun
20 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)Sunday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 March)
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
TueMonMon
21 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
WedTueTue
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
ThuWedWed
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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