Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1511

April to May 2088 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 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
225, Shawwal	326, Shawwal	427, Shawwal	528, Shawwal	629, Shawwal	730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	8May 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
92, Shawwal	103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	114, Shawwal	125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	136, Shawwal	147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	158, Shawwal
169, Shawwal	1710, Shawwal	1811, Shawwal	1912, Shawwal	2013, Shawwal	2114, Shawwal	2215, Shawwal
2316, Shawwal	2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2619, Shawwal	2720, Shawwal	2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	224, Shawwal
325, Shawwal	426, Shawwal	527, Shawwal	628, Shawwal	729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	9May 1, Shawwal
102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	113, Shawwal	124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	135, Shawwal	146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	157, Shawwal	168, Shawwal
179, Shawwal	1810, Shawwal	1911, Shawwal	2012, Shawwal	2113, Shawwal	2214, Shawwal	2315, Shawwal
2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2618, Shawwal	2719, Shawwal	2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3022Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1511 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	224, Shawwal
325, Shawwal	426, Shawwal	527, Shawwal	628, Shawwal	729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	9May 1, Shawwal
102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	113, Shawwal	124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	135, Shawwal	146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	157, Shawwal	168, Shawwal
179, Shawwal	1810, Shawwal	1911, Shawwal	2012, Shawwal	2113, Shawwal	2214, Shawwal	2315, Shawwal
2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2618, Shawwal	2719, Shawwal	2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3022Eve 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
SatFriFri
24 Apr23 Apr23 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
7
FriThuThu
30 Apr29 Apr29 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
8
SatFriFri
1 May30 Apr30 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
10
MonSunSun
3 May2 May2 May
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedTueTue
5 May4 May4 May
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriThuThu
7 May6 May6 May
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
MonSunSun
17 May16 May16 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)Sunday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 May)
25
TueMonMon
18 May17 May17 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriThuThu
21 May20 May20 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatFriFri
22 May21 May21 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration