Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1488

December 2065 to January 2066 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 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Jan 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal
63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal
2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal
2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Jan 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal
63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal
2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal
2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1488 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Jan 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal
63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal
2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal
2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

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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
Tue
29 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
Mon
4 Jan
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
Tue
5 Jan
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
Thu
7 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Sat
9 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Mon
11 Jan
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
Thu
21 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 January)
25
Fri
22 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Mon
25 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Tue
26 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration