Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1587

January to February 2162 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 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jan 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal	421, Shawwal	522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal
724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1128, Shawwal	1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal
1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	15Feb 1, Shawwal	162, Shawwal	173, Shawwal	184, Shawwal	195, Shawwal	206, Shawwal
217, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	239, Shawwal	2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2612, Shawwal	2713, Shawwal
2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal	420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1531, Shawwal	16Feb 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	3015Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal	420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal	622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1531, Shawwal	16Feb 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	3015Eve 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
MonSunSun
18 Jan17 Jan17 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
SunSatSat
24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
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
MonSunSun
25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
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
WedTueTue
27 Jan26 Jan26 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriThuThu
29 Jan28 Jan28 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunSatSat
31 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
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
WedTueTue
10 Feb9 Feb9 Feb
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 February)Tuesday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 February)Tuesday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 February)
25
ThuWedWed
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunSatSat
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonSunSun
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration