Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1563

October to November 2138 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 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	27, Shawwal	38, Shawwal	49, Shawwal	510, Shawwal	611, Shawwal
712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	914, Shawwal	1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1116, Shawwal	1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1318, Shawwal
1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1520, Shawwal	1621, Shawwal	1722, Shawwal	1823, Shawwal	1924, Shawwal	2025, Shawwal
2126, Shawwal	2227, Shawwal	2328, Shawwal	2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2631, Shawwal	27Nov 1, Shawwal
282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	28, Shawwal	39, Shawwal	410, Shawwal	511, Shawwal
612, Shawwal	713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	915, Shawwal	1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1117, Shawwal	1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1319, Shawwal	1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1521, Shawwal	1622, Shawwal	1723, Shawwal	1824, Shawwal	1925, Shawwal
2026, Shawwal	2127, Shawwal	2228, Shawwal	2329, Shawwal	2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2531Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	26Nov 1, Shawwal
272, Shawwal	283Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	294Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1563 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	28, Shawwal	39, Shawwal	410, Shawwal	511, Shawwal
612, Shawwal	713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	915, Shawwal	1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1117, Shawwal	1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1319, Shawwal	1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1521, Shawwal	1622, Shawwal	1723, Shawwal	1824, Shawwal	1925, Shawwal
2026, Shawwal	2127, Shawwal	2228, Shawwal	2329, Shawwal	2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2531Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	26Nov 1, Shawwal
272, Shawwal	283Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	294Birth 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
MonTueTue
6 Oct7 Oct7 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
SunMonMon
12 Oct13 Oct13 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
MonTueTue
13 Oct14 Oct14 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
WedThuThu
15 Oct16 Oct16 Oct
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriSatSat
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunMonMon
19 Oct20 Oct20 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
WedThuThu
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 30 October)Thursday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 October)Thursday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 October)
25
ThuFriFri
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunMonMon
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonTueTue
3 Nov4 Nov4 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration