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Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1478

April to May 2056 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 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
218, Shawwal
319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal
521, Shawwal
622, Shawwal
723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
925, Shawwal
1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal
1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1329, Shawwal
1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
15May 1, Shawwal
162, Shawwal
173, Shawwal
184, Shawwal
195, Shawwal
206, Shawwal
217, Shawwal
228, Shawwal
239, Shawwal
2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2612, Shawwal
2713, Shawwal
2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal
Shawwal 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
218, Shawwal
319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal
521, Shawwal
622, Shawwal
723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
925, Shawwal
1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal
1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1329, Shawwal
1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
15May 1, Shawwal
162, Shawwal
173, Shawwal
184, Shawwal
195, Shawwal
206, Shawwal
217, Shawwal
228, Shawwal
239, Shawwal
2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2612, Shawwal
2713, Shawwal
2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal
Shawwal 1478 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Apr 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
218, Shawwal
319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal
521, Shawwal
622, Shawwal
723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
925, Shawwal
1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal
1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1329, Shawwal
1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
15May 1, Shawwal
162, Shawwal
173, Shawwal
184, Shawwal
195, Shawwal
206, Shawwal
217, Shawwal
228, Shawwal
239, Shawwal
2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2612, Shawwal
2713, Shawwal
2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3016Eve 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. 1

    Mon
    17 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

  2. 7

    Sun
    23 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

  3. 8

    Mon
    24 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

  4. 10

    Wed
    26 Apr

    Battle of Hunayn

    Commemoration

  5. 12

    Fri
    28 Apr

    Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi

    Commemoration

  6. 14

    Sun
    30 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)

  7. 25

    Eve

    Wed
    10 May

    Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)

    Mourning

    Wednesday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 May)

  8. 25

    Thu
    11 May

    Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)

    Mourning

  9. 28

    Sun
    14 May

    Demise of Imam Khomeini

    Commemoration

  10. 29

    Mon
    15 May

    Birth of Abu Talib (a)

    Celebration

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