Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1561

October to November 2136 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 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Oct 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	430, Shawwal	531, Shawwal	6Nov 1, Shawwal	72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal	127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	138, Shawwal	149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal
1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal	1914, Shawwal	2015, Shawwal	2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal
2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2621, Shawwal	2722, Shawwal	2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3025Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal	5Nov 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal	73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal	1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal	1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal	2117, Shawwal
2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal	2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1561 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal	5Nov 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal	73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal	1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal	1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal	2117, Shawwal
2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal	2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2925Birth 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
27 Oct28 Oct28 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
2 Nov3 Nov3 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
SatSunSun
3 Nov4 Nov4 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
MonTueTue
5 Nov6 Nov6 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedThuThu
7 Nov8 Nov8 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriSatSat
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
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
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 November)Tuesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 November)Tuesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 November)
25
TueWedWed
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriSatSat
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSunSun
24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration