Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1562

October to November 2137 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 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1531, Shawwal	16Nov 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1531, Shawwal	16Nov 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 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Oct 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal
420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1531, Shawwal	16Nov 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

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
17 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
Wed
23 Oct
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
24 Oct
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
26 Oct
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Mon
28 Oct
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Wed
30 Oct
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
9 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 November)
25
Sun
10 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Wed
13 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Thu
14 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration