Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1449

February to March 2028 شوّال

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Shawwal 1449 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Feb 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	3Mar 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal	53, Shawwal	64, Shawwal
75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal	108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal	1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1311, Shawwal
1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal	1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal	1917, Shawwal	2018, Shawwal
2119, Shawwal	2220Nawruz, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal	2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2624, Shawwal	2725, Shawwal
2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3028Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1449 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	4Mar 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal
2219, Shawwal	2320Nawruz, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1449 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	4Mar 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal
2219, Shawwal	2320Nawruz, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve 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
MonSunSun
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
SunSatSat
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
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
MonSunSun
6 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
WedTueTue
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriThuThu
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunSatSat
12 Mar11 Mar11 Mar
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)
222323
Mon
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
25
Eve
WedTueTue
22 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)Tuesday 21 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 March)
25
ThuWedWed
23 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunSatSat
26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonSunSun
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration