Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1559

November to December 2134 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 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal
421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	14Dec 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	152, Shawwal	163, Shawwal	174, Shawwal
185, Shawwal	196, Shawwal	207, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	2310, Shawwal	2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2613, Shawwal	2714, Shawwal	2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2916Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3017Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal
421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	14Dec 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	152, Shawwal	163, Shawwal	174, Shawwal
185, Shawwal	196, Shawwal	207, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	2310, Shawwal	2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2613, Shawwal	2714, Shawwal	2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2916Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3017Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1559 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal
421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	14Dec 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	152, Shawwal	163, Shawwal	174, Shawwal
185, Shawwal	196, Shawwal	207, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	2310, Shawwal	2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2613, Shawwal	2714, Shawwal	2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2916Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3017Eve 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
Thu
18 Nov
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
Wed
24 Nov
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
Thu
25 Nov
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
Sat
27 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Mon
29 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Wed
1 Dec
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
Sat
11 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 December)
25
Sun
12 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Wed
15 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Thu
16 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration