Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1581

March to April 2156 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 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	225, Shawwal	326, Shawwal	427, Shawwal
528, Shawwal	629, Shawwal	730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	831Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	9Apr 1, Shawwal	102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	113, Shawwal
124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	135, Shawwal	146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	157, Shawwal	168, Shawwal	179, Shawwal	1810, Shawwal
1911, Shawwal	2012, Shawwal	2113, Shawwal	2214, Shawwal	2315, Shawwal	2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2618, Shawwal	2719, Shawwal	2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3022Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	325, Shawwal	426, Shawwal	527, Shawwal
628, Shawwal	729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	931, Shawwal	10Apr 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal	123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal	167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal	1910, Shawwal
2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal	2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2617, Shawwal
2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3021Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1581 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	325, Shawwal	426, Shawwal	527, Shawwal
628, Shawwal	729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	931, Shawwal	10Apr 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal	123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal	167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal	1910, Shawwal
2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal	2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2617, Shawwal
2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3021Eve 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
WedTueTue
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
TueMonMon
30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
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
WedTueTue
31 Mar30 Mar30 Mar
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
FriThuThu
2 Apr1 Apr1 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunSatSat
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueMonMon
6 Apr5 Apr5 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
FriThuThu
16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 April)Thursday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 April)Thursday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 April)
25
SatFriFri
17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueMonMon
20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedTueTue
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration