Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1591

October to November 2165 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 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban	916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban	2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Nov 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 7Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	28, Sha'ban	39Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	410Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	511Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	612, Sha'ban
713, Sha'ban	814, Sha'ban	915, Sha'ban	1016, Sha'ban	1117Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1218Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1319Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1420Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1622, Sha'ban	1723, Sha'ban	1824, Sha'ban	1925, Sha'ban	2026, Sha'ban
2127, Sha'ban	2228, Sha'ban	2329, Sha'ban	2430, Sha'ban	2531, Sha'ban	26Nov 1, Sha'ban	272, Sha'ban
283, Sha'ban	294, Sha'ban	305, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1591 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 8Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	29, Sha'ban	310Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	411Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	512Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
613, Sha'ban	714, Sha'ban	815, Sha'ban	916, Sha'ban	1017, Sha'ban	1118Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1219Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1320Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1421Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1623, Sha'ban	1724, Sha'ban	1825, Sha'ban	1926, Sha'ban
2027, Sha'ban	2128, Sha'ban	2229, Sha'ban	2330, Sha'ban	2431, Sha'ban	25Nov 1, Sha'ban	262, Sha'ban
273, Sha'ban	284, Sha'ban	295, 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
MonSunMon
7 Oct6 Oct7 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 October)Sunday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 October)Monday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 October)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonTue
8 Oct7 Oct8 Oct
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonTue
8 Oct7 Oct8 Oct
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
ThuWedThu
10 Oct9 Oct10 Oct
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
FriThuFri
11 Oct10 Oct11 Oct
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
SatFriSat
12 Oct11 Oct12 Oct
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
FriThuFri
18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
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
FriThuFri
18 Oct17 Oct18 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 October)Thursday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 October)Friday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 October)
13
Eve
SatFriSat
19 Oct18 Oct19 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 October)Friday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 October)Saturday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 October)
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
SunSatSun
20 Oct19 Oct20 Oct
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)Saturday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 October)Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
MonSunMon
21 Oct20 Oct21 Oct
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 October)Sunday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 October)Monday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 October)
A’maal for this day →
15
TueMonTue
22 Oct21 Oct22 Oct
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