Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1579

February to March 2154 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 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban	822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban	3016, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban	822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban	2915, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 15Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	216, Sha'ban
317Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	418Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	519Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	620, Sha'ban	721, Sha'ban	822, Sha'ban	923, Sha'ban
1024, Sha'ban	1125Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1226Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1327Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1428Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	15Mar 1Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	162, Sha'ban
173, Sha'ban	184, Sha'ban	195, Sha'ban	206, Sha'ban	217, Sha'ban	228, Sha'ban	239, Sha'ban
2410, Sha'ban	2511, Sha'ban	2612, Sha'ban	2713, Sha'ban	2814, Sha'ban	2915, 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
Thu
14 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 February)
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
15 Feb
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Fri
15 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
Sun
17 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
Mon
18 Feb
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Tue
19 Feb
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
Mon
25 Feb
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
Mon
25 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 25 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 February)
13
Eve
Tue
26 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 February)
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
Wed
27 Feb
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 February)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Thu
28 Feb
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 March)
A’maal for this day →
15
Fri
1 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