Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1578

February to March 2153 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 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 26Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	227, Sha'ban	328Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	4Mar 1Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	52Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	63, Sha'ban
74, Sha'ban	85, Sha'ban	96, Sha'ban	107, Sha'ban	118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	129Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1310Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1411Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1613, Sha'ban	1714, Sha'ban	1815, Sha'ban	1916, Sha'ban	2017, Sha'ban
2118, Sha'ban	2219, Sha'ban	2320, Sha'ban	2421Nawruz, Sha'ban	2522, Sha'ban	2623, Sha'ban	2724, Sha'ban
2825, Sha'ban	2926, Sha'ban	3027, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban
84, Sha'ban	95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban
2218, Sha'ban	2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521Nawruz, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban
2925, Sha'ban	3026, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban	327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	5Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	62, Sha'ban	73, Sha'ban
84, Sha'ban	95, Sha'ban	106, Sha'ban	117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	128Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	139Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1410Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1612, Sha'ban	1713, Sha'ban	1814, Sha'ban	1915, Sha'ban	2016, Sha'ban	2117, Sha'ban
2218, Sha'ban	2319, Sha'ban	2420, Sha'ban	2521Nawruz, Sha'ban	2622, Sha'ban	2723, Sha'ban	2824, Sha'ban
2925, Sha'ban	3026, 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
SunSatSat
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 February)Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)Saturday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
MonSunSun
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
WedTueTue
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
FriThuThu
2 Mar1 Mar1 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
ThuWedWed
8 Mar7 Mar7 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
ThuWedWed
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 March)Wednesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 March)Wednesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 March)
13
Eve
FriThuThu
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)Thursday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 March)Thursday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
SatFriFri
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 March)Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
SunSatSat
11 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Sunday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 March)Saturday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 March)Saturday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
MonSunSun
12 Mar11 Mar11 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
242525
Wed
21 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