Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1470

July to August 2048 شوّال

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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 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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	20Aug 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 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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	20Aug 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 1470 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal
619, Shawwal	720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	922, Shawwal	1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1326, Shawwal	1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal	1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Aug 1, Shawwal
202, Shawwal	213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal	246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal
279, Shawwal	2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth 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
MonMonTue
13 July13 July14 July
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
SunSunMon
19 July19 July20 July
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
MonMonTue
20 July20 July21 July
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
WedWedThu
22 July22 July23 July
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriFriSat
24 July24 July25 July
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunSunMon
26 July26 July27 July
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
WedWedThu
5 Aug5 Aug6 Aug
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 August)Wednesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 August)Thursday 6 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 August)
25
ThuThuFri
6 Aug6 Aug7 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunSunMon
9 Aug9 Aug10 Aug
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonMonTue
10 Aug10 Aug11 Aug
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration