Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1586

November to December 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 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	2Dec 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban	98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban	2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban	3029, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	2Dec 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban	98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban	2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban	3029, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 30Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	2Dec 1, Sha'ban	32Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	43Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	54Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	65, Sha'ban	76, Sha'ban
87, Sha'ban	98, Sha'ban	109, Sha'ban	1110Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1211Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1312Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1413Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1615, Sha'ban	1716, Sha'ban	1817, Sha'ban	1918, Sha'ban	2019, Sha'ban	2120, Sha'ban
2221, Sha'ban	2322, Sha'ban	2423, Sha'ban	2524, Sha'ban	2625, Sha'ban	2726, Sha'ban	2827, Sha'ban
2928, Sha'ban	3029, 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
Sat
29 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
30 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
30 Nov
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
Tue
2 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
Wed
3 Dec
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
4 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
Wed
10 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
Wed
10 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 December)
13
Eve
Thu
11 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
Fri
12 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 12 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
13 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
14 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