Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1586

January to February 2161 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 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal
4Feb 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal
1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal
5Feb 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	3026Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal
5Feb 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	3026Eve 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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ThuWedWed
29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
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
WedTueTue
4 Feb3 Feb3 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
ThuWedWed
5 Feb4 Feb4 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
SatFriFri
7 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonSunSun
9 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedTueTue
11 Feb10 Feb10 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
SatFriFri
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)Friday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 February)
25
SunSatSat
22 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedTueTue
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuWedWed
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration