Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1436

July to August 2015 شوّال

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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. 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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Shawwal 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal
319, Shawwal	420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal
1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1531, Shawwal	16Aug 1, Shawwal
172, Shawwal	183, Shawwal	194, Shawwal	205, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	238, Shawwal
249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2611, Shawwal	2712, Shawwal	2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2914Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3015Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal	421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	15Aug 1, Shawwal
162, Shawwal	173, Shawwal	184, Shawwal	195, Shawwal	206, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	228, Shawwal
239, Shawwal	2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2612, Shawwal	2713, Shawwal	2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal	421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	15Aug 1, Shawwal
162, Shawwal	173, Shawwal	184, Shawwal	195, Shawwal	206, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	228, Shawwal
239, Shawwal	2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2612, Shawwal	2713, Shawwal	2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Mourning
Celebration
Commemoration
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 Shawwal

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1
FriSatSat
17 July18 July18 July
Eid al-Fitr
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
- Iranian: Announcement of the followed marja
7
ThuFriFri
23 July24 July24 July
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
FriSatSat
24 July25 July25 July
Yawm al-Hadm
Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Year 1344 AH; also Yawm al-Baqi al-Alami (Safi Golpayegani)
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
- Khoja: Yaum-e-Gham
10
SunMonMon
26 July27 July27 July
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueWedWed
28 July29 July29 July
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuFriFri
30 July31 July31 July
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
- Khoja: 14 Shawwal
- Iranian: 15 Shawwal (wikishia)
25
Eve
SunMonMon
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 August)Monday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 August)Monday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 August)
25
MonTueTue
10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuFriFri
13 Aug14 Aug14 Aug
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriSatSat
14 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration