Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1481

March to April 2059 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 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal	621Nawruz, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal	1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1530, Shawwal	1631, Shawwal	17Apr 1, Shawwal	182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3014Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal	621Nawruz, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal	1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1530, Shawwal	1631, Shawwal	17Apr 1, Shawwal	182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal	621Nawruz, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal	1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1530, Shawwal	1631, Shawwal	17Apr 1, Shawwal	182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2913Birth 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
Sun
16 Mar
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
6
Fri
21 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
7
Sat
22 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
Sun
23 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
Tue
25 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Thu
27 Mar
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Sat
29 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)
25
Eve
Tue
8 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 April)
25
Wed
9 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Sat
12 Apr
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Sun
13 Apr
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration