In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful
The Crescent Moon of the Month of Shaban, 1439 A.H.
Asslam Alikum
The Moon-Sighting Committee of the Council of Shia Muslim Scholars of North America announces that the crescent moon of the month of Shaban, 1439 A.H. was sighted in the southern regions of the United States during the sunset of Monday, April 16th, 2018. The first of the month of Shaban, 1439 A.H will be on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018:
| Important Islamic Events this Month: | ||
| 1 Shaban
3 Shaban |
(April 17)
(April 19) |
Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Sayeda Bibi Zainab (SA)
Birth Anniversary of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (AS) |
| 4 Shaban | (April 20) | Birth Anniversary of Abu Fadl al-Abbas (AS) |
| 5 Shaban
11 Shaban 14 Shaban |
(April 21)
(April 27) (April 30) |
Birth Anniversary of Imam Ali Zainul Abideen ibn Hussain (AS)
Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali Akbar ibn Hussain (AS) Shab e Barat |
| 15 Shaban | (May 1) | Birth Anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi (AS) |