Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1445

April to May 2024 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 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal	312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal
514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal	1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal
1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal	1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal
1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	22May 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal
414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal
1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	21May 1, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1445 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal
414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal
1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	21May 1, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

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
WedThuThu
10 Apr11 Apr11 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
TueWedWed
16 Apr17 Apr17 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
WedThuThu
17 Apr18 Apr18 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
FriSatSat
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunMonMon
21 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueWedWed
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
FriSatSat
3 May4 May4 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)Saturday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 May)Saturday 4 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 May)
25
SatSunSun
4 May5 May5 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueWedWed
7 May8 May8 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedThuThu
8 May9 May9 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration