Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1545

April to May 2121 شوّال

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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 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	221, Shawwal	322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal	625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	928, Shawwal	1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1130, Shawwal	12May 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	132, Shawwal	143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
154, Shawwal	165, Shawwal	176, Shawwal	187, Shawwal	198, Shawwal	209, Shawwal	2110, Shawwal
2211, Shawwal	2312, Shawwal	2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2615, Shawwal	2716, Shawwal	2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
220, Shawwal	321, Shawwal	422, Shawwal	523, Shawwal	624, Shawwal	725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
927, Shawwal	1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1129, Shawwal	1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	13May 1, Shawwal	142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	153, Shawwal
164, Shawwal	175, Shawwal	186, Shawwal	197, Shawwal	208, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	2210, Shawwal
2311, Shawwal	2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2614, Shawwal	2715, Shawwal	2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2917Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3018Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1545 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
220, Shawwal	321, Shawwal	422, Shawwal	523, Shawwal	624, Shawwal	725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
927, Shawwal	1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1129, Shawwal	1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	13May 1, Shawwal	142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	153, Shawwal
164, Shawwal	175, Shawwal	186, Shawwal	197, Shawwal	208, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	2210, Shawwal
2311, Shawwal	2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2614, Shawwal	2715, Shawwal	2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2917Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3018Eve 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
SunSatSat
20 Apr19 Apr19 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
SatFriFri
26 Apr25 Apr25 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
SunSatSat
27 Apr26 Apr26 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
TueMonMon
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuWedWed
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatFriFri
3 May2 May2 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
TueMonMon
13 May12 May12 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 May)Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)Monday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 13 May)
25
WedTueTue
14 May13 May13 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatFriFri
17 May16 May16 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunSatSat
18 May17 May17 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration