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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1581

January to February 2156 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 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban
731, Sha'ban
8Feb 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban
731, Sha'ban
8Feb 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821, Sha'ban
2922, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jan 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
630, Sha'ban
731, Sha'ban
8Feb 1, Sha'ban
92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban
114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban
1811, Sha'ban
1912, Sha'ban
2013, Sha'ban
2114, Sha'ban
2215, Sha'ban
2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban
2518, Sha'ban
2619, Sha'ban
2720, Sha'ban
2821, Sha'ban
2922, 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. 1

    Eve

    Sat
    24 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Saturday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Sun
    25 Jan

    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. 3

    Tue
    27 Jan

    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. 4

    Wed
    28 Jan

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Thu
    29 Jan

    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)

  6. 11

    Wed
    4 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)

  7. 12

    Eve

    Wed
    4 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 February)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Thu
    5 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 5 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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)

  9. 14

    Eve

    Fri
    6 Feb

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Sat
    7 Feb

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

    Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom

    Saturday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 February)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Sun
    8 Feb

    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
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