Hijri calendar

Sha'ban 1597

August to September 2171 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 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban	2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban	2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban
29Sep 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban	2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban	2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban
29Sep 1, Sha'ban

Sha'ban 1597 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 4Recommended fasting through Shaban, Sha'ban, Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)	25, Sha'ban	36Wiladat of Imam al-Husayn (a), Sha'ban	47Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a), Sha'ban	58Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Sha'ban	69, Sha'ban	710, Sha'ban
811, Sha'ban	912, Sha'ban	1013, Sha'ban	1114Wiladat of Ali al-Akbar (a), Sha'ban, Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban	1215Amaal of the eve of 13 ShabanEve of 13, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1316Amaal of the eve of 14 ShabanEve of 14, after Maghrib, Sha'ban	1417Laylat al-BaraaEve of 15, after Maghrib, Sha'ban
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Sha'ban	1619, Sha'ban	1720, Sha'ban	1821, Sha'ban	1922, Sha'ban	2023, Sha'ban	2124, Sha'ban
2225, Sha'ban	2326, Sha'ban	2427, Sha'ban	2528, Sha'ban	2629, Sha'ban	2730, Sha'ban	2831, Sha'ban
29Sep 1, 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
3 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 1 Shaban
Worship
Saturday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 August)
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
4 Aug
Recommended fasting through Shaban
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
Sun
4 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
Tue
6 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
Wed
7 Aug
Wiladat of al-Abbas b. Ali (a)
Celebration
5
Thu
8 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
Wed
14 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
Wed
14 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 12 Shaban
Worship
Wednesday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 August)
13
Eve
Thu
15 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 13 Shaban
Worship
Thursday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 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
Fri
16 Aug
Amaal of the eve of 14 Shaban
Worship
Friday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Eve
Sat
17 Aug
Laylat al-Baraa
Worship
Shab-e-Barat / Laylat al-Sikk / the Night of Freedom
Saturday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 August)
A’maal for this day →
15
Sun
18 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