Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1596

August to September 2170 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 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban	3012, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1596 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 14Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	215, Sha'ban	316Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	417Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	518Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban
619, Sha'ban	720, Sha'ban	821, Sha'ban	922, Sha'ban	1023, Sha'ban	1124Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1225Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1326Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1427Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1629, Sha'ban	1730, Sha'ban	1831, Sha'ban	19Sep 1, Sha'ban
202, Sha'ban	213, Sha'ban	224, Sha'ban	235, Sha'ban	246, Sha'ban	257, Sha'ban	268, Sha'ban
279, Sha'ban	2810, Sha'ban	2911, 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
Mon
13 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Monday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
14 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Tue
14 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
Thu
16 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
Fri
17 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Sat
18 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
Fri
24 Aug
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
Fri
24 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Friday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 August)
13
Eve
Sat
25 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)
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
Sun
26 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Sunday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Mon
27 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Monday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Tue
28 Aug
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