Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1442

May to June 2021 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 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	214, Shawwal	315, Shawwal
416, Shawwal	517, Shawwal	618, Shawwal	719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	921, Shawwal	1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1123, Shawwal	1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1325, Shawwal	1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1527, Shawwal	1628, Shawwal	1729, Shawwal
1830, Shawwal	1931, Shawwal	20Jun 1, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	223, Shawwal	234, Shawwal	245Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
256Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	267, Shawwal	278, Shawwal	289Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2910Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal	720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	922, Shawwal
1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal	1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal
1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Jun 1, Shawwal	202, Shawwal	213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal
246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal	279, Shawwal	2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal	720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	922, Shawwal
1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal	1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal
1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Jun 1, Shawwal	202, Shawwal	213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal
246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal	279, Shawwal	2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3012Eve 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
ThuFriFri
13 May14 May14 May
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
WedThuThu
19 May20 May20 May
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
ThuFriFri
20 May21 May21 May
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
SatSunSun
22 May23 May23 May
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
24 May25 May25 May
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
26 May27 May27 May
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
SatSunSun
5 June6 June6 June
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 June)Sunday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 June)Sunday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 June)
25
SunMonMon
6 June7 June7 June
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
9 June10 June10 June
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
10 June11 June11 June
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration