Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1595

October to November 2169 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 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	930, Shawwal	1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Nov 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal
2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	930, Shawwal	1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Nov 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal
2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1595 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	223, Shawwal	324, Shawwal	425, Shawwal	526, Shawwal	627, Shawwal	728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	930, Shawwal	1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Nov 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal
2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve 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
Sun
22 Oct
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
Sat
28 Oct
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
Sun
29 Oct
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
Tue
31 Oct
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Thu
2 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Sat
4 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
Tue
14 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 November)
25
Wed
15 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Sat
18 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Sun
19 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration