Calendar

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Expected

Shaban 1442

1. 3

   Shaban

   Wed 17 Mar (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Hussain (a)

2. 4

   Shaban

   Thu 18 Mar (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Abbas ibn Ali (a)

3. 5

   Shaban

   Fri 19 Mar (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a)

4. 11

   Shaban

   Thu 25 Mar (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Ali al-Akbar (a)

5. 15

   Shaban

   Mon 29 Mar (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a)

   Groups going for ShabanZiyarat and guides for Shaban
6. 29/30

   Shaban

   Mon 12 Apr / Tue 13 Apr
   Expected

   The month ends

   On the 29th or the 30th, when Najaf announces the new moon.

Next: Ramadan · expected around 13–14 Apr · Beginning of Ramadan on the 1st; Night of Qadr (1st night) & wounding of Imam Ali (a) on the 18th; Night of Qadr (2nd night) on the 20th; Martyrdom of Imam Ali (a) on the 21st; Night of Qadr (3rd night) on the 22nd. See Ramadan

Occasions from TheShia.org · dates as announced in Najaf