Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1456

December 2034 to January 2035 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 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 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	20Jan 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	3011Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 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	20Jan 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	3011Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 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	20Jan 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	3011Eve 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
Wed
13 Dec
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
Tue
19 Dec
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
Wed
20 Dec
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
Fri
22 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Sun
24 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Tue
26 Dec
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
Fri
5 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 January)
25
Sat
6 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Tue
9 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Wed
10 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration