Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1589

December 2163 to January 2164 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 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal
5Jan 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	430, Shawwal	531, Shawwal
6Jan 1, Shawwal	72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal	127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
138, Shawwal	149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal	1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal	1914, Shawwal
2015, Shawwal	2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal	2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2621, Shawwal
2722, Shawwal	2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3025Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1589 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	430, Shawwal	531, Shawwal
6Jan 1, Shawwal	72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal	127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
138, Shawwal	149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal	1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal	1914, Shawwal
2015, Shawwal	2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal	2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2621, Shawwal
2722, Shawwal	2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3025Eve 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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WedTueTue
28 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
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
3 Jan2 Jan2 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
WedTueTue
4 Jan3 Jan3 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
FriThuThu
6 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunSatSat
8 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueMonMon
10 Jan9 Jan9 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
FriThuThu
20 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 January)Thursday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 January)Thursday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 January)
25
SatFriFri
21 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueMonMon
24 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedTueTue
25 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration