Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1462

October to November 2040 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 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	29, Shawwal	310, Shawwal	411, Shawwal	512, Shawwal	613, Shawwal
714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	916, Shawwal	1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1118, Shawwal	1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1320, Shawwal
1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1522, Shawwal	1623, Shawwal	1724, Shawwal	1825, Shawwal	1926, Shawwal	2027, Shawwal
2128, Shawwal	2229, Shawwal	2330, Shawwal	2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	262, Shawwal	273, Shawwal
284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	306Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	29, Shawwal	310, Shawwal	411, Shawwal	512, Shawwal	613, Shawwal
714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	916, Shawwal	1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1118, Shawwal	1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1320, Shawwal
1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1522, Shawwal	1623, Shawwal	1724, Shawwal	1825, Shawwal	1926, Shawwal	2027, Shawwal
2128, Shawwal	2229, Shawwal	2330, Shawwal	2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	262, Shawwal	273, Shawwal
284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	306Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1462 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	29, Shawwal	310, Shawwal	411, Shawwal	512, Shawwal	613, Shawwal
714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	916, Shawwal	1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1118, Shawwal	1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1320, Shawwal
1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1522, Shawwal	1623, Shawwal	1724, Shawwal	1825, Shawwal	1926, Shawwal	2027, Shawwal
2128, Shawwal	2229, Shawwal	2330, Shawwal	2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	25Nov 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	262, Shawwal	273, Shawwal
284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	306Eve 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
Mon
8 Oct
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
Sun
14 Oct
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
Mon
15 Oct
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
Wed
17 Oct
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Fri
19 Oct
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Sun
21 Oct
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
Wed
31 Oct
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 November)
25
Thu
1 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Sun
4 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Mon
5 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration