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Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1584

December 2158 to January 2159 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 1584 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Jan 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
167, Sha'ban
178, Sha'ban
189, Sha'ban
1910, Sha'ban
2011, Sha'ban
2112, Sha'ban
2213, Sha'ban
2314, Sha'ban
2415, Sha'ban
2516, Sha'ban
2617, Sha'ban
2718, Sha'ban
2819, Sha'ban
2920, Sha'ban
3021, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1584 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Jan 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
167, Sha'ban
178, Sha'ban
189, Sha'ban
1910, Sha'ban
2011, Sha'ban
2112, Sha'ban
2213, Sha'ban
2314, Sha'ban
2415, Sha'ban
2516, Sha'ban
2617, Sha'ban
2718, Sha'ban
2819, Sha'ban
2920, Sha'ban
3021, Sha'ban
Sha'ban 1584 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Dec 23Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
224, Sha'ban
325Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban426Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban527Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
628, Sha'ban
729, Sha'ban
830, Sha'ban
931, Sha'ban
10Jan 1, Sha'ban
112Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban123Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban134Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban145Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban156Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban
167, Sha'ban
178, Sha'ban
189, Sha'ban
1910, Sha'ban
2011, Sha'ban
2112, Sha'ban
2213, Sha'ban
2314, Sha'ban
2415, Sha'ban
2516, Sha'ban
2617, Sha'ban
2718, Sha'ban
2819, Sha'ban
2920, Sha'ban
3021, 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

    Fri
    22 Dec

    Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban

    Worship

    Friday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 December)

    A’maal for this day →

  2. 1

    Sat
    23 Dec

    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

    Mon
    25 Dec

    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

    Tue
    26 Dec

    Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)

    Celebration

  5. 5

    Wed
    27 Dec

    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

    Tue
    2 Jan

    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

    Tue
    2 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban

    Worship

    Tuesday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 January)

  8. 13

    Eve

    Wed
    3 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban

    Worship

    Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)

    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

    Thu
    4 Jan

    Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban

    Worship

    Thursday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  10. 15

    Eve

    Fri
    5 Jan

    Laylat al-Baraa

    Worship

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

    Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)

    A’maal for this day →

  11. 15

    Sat
    6 Jan

    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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