Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1529

October to November 2105 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 1529 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
211, Shawwal	312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
918, Shawwal	1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal
1625, Shawwal	1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	2231, Shawwal
23Nov 1, Shawwal	242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	264, Shawwal	275, Shawwal	286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
308Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1529 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal	414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal	1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	2131, Shawwal
22Nov 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1529 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal	414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal	1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	2131, Shawwal
22Nov 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
298Birth 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
SatSunSun
10 Oct11 Oct11 Oct
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
FriSatSat
16 Oct17 Oct17 Oct
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
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
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
MonTueTue
19 Oct20 Oct20 Oct
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedThuThu
21 Oct22 Oct22 Oct
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriSatSat
23 Oct24 Oct24 Oct
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
MonTueTue
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 November)Tuesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 November)Tuesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 November)
25
TueWedWed
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriSatSat
6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSunSun
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration