Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1579

April to May 2154 شوّال

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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 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal
621, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal	1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1530, Shawwal	16May 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 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	317, Shawwal	418, Shawwal	519, Shawwal	620, Shawwal
721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	923, Shawwal	1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1125, Shawwal	1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1327, Shawwal
1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1529, Shawwal	1630, Shawwal	17May 1, Shawwal	182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal
215, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal
2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3014Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1579 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	317, Shawwal	418, Shawwal	519, Shawwal	620, Shawwal
721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	923, Shawwal	1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1125, Shawwal	1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1327, Shawwal
1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1529, Shawwal	1630, Shawwal	17May 1, Shawwal	182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal
215, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal
2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3014Eve 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
TueMonMon
16 Apr15 Apr15 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
MonSunSun
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
TueMonMon
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
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
ThuWedWed
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatFriFri
27 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonSunSun
29 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
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
ThuWedWed
9 May8 May8 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 May)Wednesday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 May)Wednesday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 May)
25
FriThuThu
10 May9 May9 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonSunSun
13 May12 May12 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueMonMon
14 May13 May13 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration