Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1553

January to February 2129 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 1553 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 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	931, Shawwal	10Feb 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal	123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
156, Shawwal	167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal	1910, Shawwal	2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal
2213, Shawwal	2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2617, Shawwal	2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1553 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
930, Shawwal	1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Feb 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal
166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal
2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1553 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
930, Shawwal	1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Feb 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal
166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal
2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3020Eve 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
23 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
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
29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
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
30 Jan29 Jan29 Jan
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
1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuWedWed
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatFriFri
5 Feb4 Feb4 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
TueMonMon
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 February)Monday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 February)Monday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 February)
25
WedTueTue
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatFriFri
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunSatSat
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration