Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1356

December 1937 to January 1938 شوّال

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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. 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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Shawwal 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
25, Shawwal	36, Shawwal	47, Shawwal	58, Shawwal	69, Shawwal	710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
912, Shawwal	1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1114, Shawwal	1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1316, Shawwal	1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1518, Shawwal
1619, Shawwal	1720, Shawwal	1821, Shawwal	1922, Shawwal	2023, Shawwal	2124, Shawwal	2225, Shawwal
2326, Shawwal	2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2629, Shawwal	2730, Shawwal	2831Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	29Jan 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
302Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal	59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal	1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal	1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal
2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2630, Shawwal	2731, Shawwal	28Jan 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1356 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal	59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal	1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal	1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal
2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2630, Shawwal	2731, Shawwal	28Jan 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

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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
SatSunSun
4 Dec5 Dec5 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
FriSatSat
10 Dec11 Dec11 Dec
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
SatSunSun
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
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
MonTueTue
13 Dec14 Dec14 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedThuThu
15 Dec16 Dec16 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriSatSat
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
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
MonTueTue
27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)Tuesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 December)Tuesday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 December)
25
TueWedWed
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriSatSat
31 Dec1 Jan1 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSunSun
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration