Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1516

February to March 2093 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 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
2Mar 1, Shawwal	32, Shawwal	43, Shawwal	54, Shawwal	65, Shawwal	76Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	87Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
98, Shawwal	109Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1110, Shawwal	1211Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1312, Shawwal	1413Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1514, Shawwal
1615, Shawwal	1716, Shawwal	1817, Shawwal	1918, Shawwal	2019, Shawwal	2120Nawruz, Shawwal	2221, Shawwal
2322, Shawwal	2423Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2524Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2625, Shawwal	2726, Shawwal	2827Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2928Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal
3Mar 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal	53, Shawwal	64, Shawwal	75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal
108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal	1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1311, Shawwal	1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal
1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal	1917, Shawwal	2018, Shawwal	2119, Shawwal	2220Nawruz, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal
2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2624, Shawwal	2725, Shawwal	2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3028Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
2Mar 1, Shawwal	32, Shawwal	43, Shawwal	54, Shawwal	65, Shawwal	76Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	87Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
98, Shawwal	109Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1110, Shawwal	1211Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1312, Shawwal	1413Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1514, Shawwal
1615, Shawwal	1716, Shawwal	1817, Shawwal	1918, Shawwal	2019, Shawwal	2120Nawruz, Shawwal	2221, Shawwal
2322, Shawwal	2423Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2524Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2625, Shawwal	2726, Shawwal	2827Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2928Birth 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
SatFriSat
28 Feb27 Feb28 Feb
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
FriThuFri
6 Mar5 Mar6 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
SatFriSat
7 Mar6 Mar7 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
MonSunMon
9 Mar8 Mar9 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedTueWed
11 Mar10 Mar11 Mar
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriThuFri
13 Mar12 Mar13 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)
212221
Fri
20 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
25
Eve
MonSunMon
23 Mar22 Mar23 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 March)Sunday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 March)Monday 23 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 March)
25
TueMonTue
24 Mar23 Mar24 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriThuFri
27 Mar26 Mar27 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatFriSat
28 Mar27 Mar28 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration