Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1594

November to December 2168 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 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	23, Shawwal	34, Shawwal	45, Shawwal
56, Shawwal	67, Shawwal	78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	910, Shawwal	1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1112, Shawwal
1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1314, Shawwal	1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1516, Shawwal	1617, Shawwal	1718, Shawwal	1819, Shawwal
1920, Shawwal	2021, Shawwal	2122, Shawwal	2223, Shawwal	2324, Shawwal	2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2627, Shawwal	2728, Shawwal	2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	30Dec 1Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	23, Shawwal	34, Shawwal	45, Shawwal
56, Shawwal	67, Shawwal	78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	910, Shawwal	1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1112, Shawwal
1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1314, Shawwal	1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1516, Shawwal	1617, Shawwal	1718, Shawwal	1819, Shawwal
1920, Shawwal	2021, Shawwal	2122, Shawwal	2223, Shawwal	2324, Shawwal	2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2627, Shawwal	2728, Shawwal	2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	30Dec 1Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1594 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	23, Shawwal	34, Shawwal	45, Shawwal
56, Shawwal	67, Shawwal	78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	910, Shawwal	1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1112, Shawwal
1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1314, Shawwal	1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1516, Shawwal	1617, Shawwal	1718, Shawwal	1819, Shawwal
1920, Shawwal	2021, Shawwal	2122, Shawwal	2223, Shawwal	2324, Shawwal	2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2627, Shawwal	2728, Shawwal	2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	30Dec 1Eve 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
Wed
2 Nov
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
Tue
8 Nov
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
Wed
9 Nov
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
Fri
11 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Sun
13 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Tue
15 Nov
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
Fri
25 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 November)
25
Sat
26 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Tue
29 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Wed
30 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration