Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1595

August to September 2169 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 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 25Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	226, Sha'ban
327Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	428Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	529Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	630, Sha'ban	731, Sha'ban	8Sep 1, Sha'ban	92, Sha'ban
103, Sha'ban	114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	125Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	136Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	147Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	158Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	169, Sha'ban
1710, Sha'ban	1811, Sha'ban	1912, Sha'ban	2013, Sha'ban	2114, Sha'ban	2215, Sha'ban	2316, Sha'ban
2417, Sha'ban	2518, Sha'ban	2619, Sha'ban	2720, Sha'ban	2821, Sha'ban	2922, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Sep 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 24Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	225, Sha'ban	326Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban
427Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	528Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	629, Sha'ban	730, Sha'ban	831, Sha'ban	9Sep 1, Sha'ban	102, Sha'ban
113Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	124Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	135Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	146Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	157Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	168, Sha'ban	179, Sha'ban
1810, Sha'ban	1911, Sha'ban	2012, Sha'ban	2113, Sha'ban	2214, Sha'ban	2315, Sha'ban	2416, Sha'ban
2517, Sha'ban	2618, Sha'ban	2719, Sha'ban	2820, Sha'ban	2921, Sha'ban	3022, 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
24 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 August)Wednesday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 August)Wednesday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
25 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
25 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
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
27 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
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
28 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
TueMonMon
29 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
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
4 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
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
4 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Monday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 September)Sunday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 September)Sunday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 September)
13
Eve
TueMonMon
5 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)Monday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 September)Monday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 September)
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
6 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 September)Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
ThuWedWed
7 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Thursday 7 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 September)Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 September)Wednesday 6 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 September)
A’maal for this day →
15
FriThuThu
8 Sept7 Sept7 Sept
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