Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1587

November to December 2161 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 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Nov 20Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	221, Sha'ban
322Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	423Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	524Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	625, Sha'ban	726, Sha'ban	827, Sha'ban	928, Sha'ban
1029, Sha'ban	1130Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	12Dec 1Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	132Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	143Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	154Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	165, Sha'ban
176, Sha'ban	187, Sha'ban	198, Sha'ban	209, Sha'ban	2110, Sha'ban	2211, Sha'ban	2312, Sha'ban
2413, Sha'ban	2514, Sha'ban	2615, Sha'ban	2716, Sha'ban	2817, Sha'ban	2918, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban	321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Dec 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban
186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban
2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban	3018, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 19Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	220, Sha'ban	321Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
422Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	523Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	624, Sha'ban	725, Sha'ban	826, Sha'ban	927, Sha'ban	1028, Sha'ban
1129Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1230Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	13Dec 1Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	142Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	153Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	164, Sha'ban	175, Sha'ban
186, Sha'ban	197, Sha'ban	208, Sha'ban	219, Sha'ban	2210, Sha'ban	2311, Sha'ban	2412, Sha'ban
2513, Sha'ban	2614, Sha'ban	2715, Sha'ban	2816, Sha'ban	2917, Sha'ban	3018, 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
ThuWedWed
19 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 November)Wednesday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 November)Wednesday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 November)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
20 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
20 Nov19 Nov19 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
SunSatSat
22 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
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
MonSunSun
23 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueMonMon
24 Nov23 Nov23 Nov
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
MonSunSun
30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
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
MonSunSun
30 Nov29 Nov29 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 December)Sunday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 November)Sunday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 November)
13
Eve
TueMonMon
1 Dec30 Nov30 Nov
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 December)Monday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 December)Monday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 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
WedTueTue
2 Dec1 Dec1 Dec
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)Tuesday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 December)Tuesday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuWedWed
3 Dec2 Dec2 Dec
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 December)Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
4 Dec3 Dec3 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