Moon Sighting Report - Mahe Sha'baan 1447 AH

January 19, 2026

Salaam Alaykum,

The Moon-sighting Sub-committee wishes to inform the community that the new crescent for Mahe Sha'baan was sighted in Florida on Monday, January 19, 2026, therefore:

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, is established as the 1st Day of Mahe Sha'baan, 1447 AH.

Important Dates of the Month:
3rd  (Thu – Jan 22) – Wiladat Imam Aba-Abdillahil Husayn [as] – 4 AH;
4th (Fri – Jan 23) – Wiladat Abul Fazl, Al-Abbas ibne Ali [as] – 26 AH;
5th (Sat – Jan 24) – Wiladat Imam Ali Zaynul Abedeen [as] – 38 AH;
15th (Tue – Feb 03) – Shabe Bara'at & Wiladat Imam-e-Zamana, Al-Mahdi [af] – 255 AH;

Other Important Dates:
7th (Jan 26) – Wiladat Hazrat Qassim Ibne Hassan [as] - 47 AH;
11th (Jan 30) – Wiladat Hazrat Ali-al-Akbar [as] - 44 AH;


Back to news items