Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1585

February to March 2160 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 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal	312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal	1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal	1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	21Mar 1, Shawwal
222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3010Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal
1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	2129, Shawwal	22Mar 1, Shawwal
232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
309Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1585 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal
1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	2129, Shawwal	22Mar 1, Shawwal
232, Shawwal	243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
309Eve 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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SunSatSat
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
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
SatFriFri
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
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
SunSatSat
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
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
TueMonMon
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuWedWed
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatFriFri
23 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
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
TueMonMon
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)Monday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 March)
25
WedTueTue
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatFriFri
8 Mar7 Mar7 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunSatSat
9 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration