Calendar

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Expected

Shaban 1452

1. 3

   Shaban

   Sat 30 Nov (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Hussain (a)

2. 4

   Shaban

   Sun 1 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Abbas ibn Ali (a)

3. 5

   Shaban

   Mon 2 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a)

4. 11

   Shaban

   Sun 8 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Ali al-Akbar (a)

5. 15

   Shaban

   Thu 12 Dec (expected)
   Celebration

   Birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a)

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

   Shaban

   Thu 26 Dec / Fri 27 Dec
   Expected

   The month ends

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

Next: Ramadan · expected around 26–27 Dec · 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