Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1578

April to May 2153 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 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal
329, Shawwal	430, Shawwal	5May 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 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal
429, Shawwal	530, Shawwal	6May 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1578 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal
429, Shawwal	530, Shawwal	6May 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, 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
FriThuThu
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
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
ThuWedWed
3 May2 May2 May
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
FriThuThu
4 May3 May3 May
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
SunSatSat
6 May5 May5 May
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueMonMon
8 May7 May7 May
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuWedWed
10 May9 May9 May
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
SunSatSat
20 May19 May19 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 21 May)Saturday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 May)Saturday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 May)
25
MonSunSun
21 May20 May20 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuWedWed
24 May23 May23 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriThuThu
25 May24 May24 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration