Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1493

November to December 2070 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 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal
59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal
1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal
1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2630, Shawwal	27Dec 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal
59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal
1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal
1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2630, Shawwal	27Dec 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal
59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal
1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal
1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2630, Shawwal	27Dec 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve 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
Wed
5 Nov
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
Tue
11 Nov
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
Wed
12 Nov
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
Fri
14 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Sun
16 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Tue
18 Nov
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
Fri
28 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 November)
25
Sat
29 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Tue
2 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Wed
3 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration