Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1551

February to March 2127 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 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal
316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal	720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	922, Shawwal
1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal	1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	16Mar 1, Shawwal
172, Shawwal	183, Shawwal	194, Shawwal	205, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	238, Shawwal
249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2611, Shawwal	2712, Shawwal	2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2914Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3015Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	214, Shawwal	315, Shawwal
416, Shawwal	517, Shawwal	618, Shawwal	719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	921, Shawwal	1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1123, Shawwal	1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1325, Shawwal	1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1527, Shawwal	1628, Shawwal	17Mar 1, Shawwal
182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3014Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1551 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	214, Shawwal	315, Shawwal
416, Shawwal	517, Shawwal	618, Shawwal	719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	921, Shawwal	1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1123, Shawwal	1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1325, Shawwal	1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1527, Shawwal	1628, Shawwal	17Mar 1, Shawwal
182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3014Eve 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
FriThuThu
14 Feb13 Feb13 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
ThuWedWed
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
FriThuThu
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
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
SunSatSat
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueMonMon
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuWedWed
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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
SunSatSat
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)
25
MonSunSun
10 Mar9 Mar9 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuWedWed
13 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriThuThu
14 Mar13 Mar13 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration