Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1444

April to May 2023 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 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	222, Shawwal
323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	929, Shawwal
1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11May 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal
177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal
2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
930, Shawwal	10May 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal	123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal
167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal	1910, Shawwal	2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal
2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2617, Shawwal	2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3021Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1444 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
930, Shawwal	10May 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal	123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal
167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal	1910, Shawwal	2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal
2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2617, Shawwal	2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3021Eve 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
21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
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
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
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
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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
30 Apr1 May1 May
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueWedWed
2 May3 May3 May
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuFriFri
4 May5 May5 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
SunMonMon
14 May15 May15 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 May)Monday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 May)Monday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 May)
25
MonTueTue
15 May16 May16 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuFriFri
18 May19 May19 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriSatSat
19 May20 May20 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration