Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1585

December 2159 to January 2160 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 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jan 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban	3010, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jan 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban	3010, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 12Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	213, Sha'ban	314Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	415Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban
516Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	617, Sha'ban	718, Sha'ban	819, Sha'ban	920, Sha'ban	1021, Sha'ban	1122Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
1223Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1324Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1425Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1627, Sha'ban	1728, Sha'ban	1829, Sha'ban
1930, Sha'ban	2031, Sha'ban	21Jan 1, Sha'ban	222, Sha'ban	233, Sha'ban	244, Sha'ban	255, Sha'ban
266, Sha'ban	277, Sha'ban	288, Sha'ban	299, Sha'ban	3010, 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
Tue
11 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 December)
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
12 Dec
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Wed
12 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
Fri
14 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
Sat
15 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sun
16 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)
11
Sat
22 Dec
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
Sat
22 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 December)
13
Eve
Sun
23 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 December)
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
Mon
24 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Monday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Tue
25 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Tuesday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Wed
26 Dec
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