Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1357

November to December 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 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	325, Shawwal	426, Shawwal
527, Shawwal	628, Shawwal	729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	9Dec 1, Shawwal	102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	113, Shawwal
124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	135, Shawwal	146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	157, Shawwal	168, Shawwal	179, Shawwal	1810, Shawwal
1911, Shawwal	2012, Shawwal	2113, Shawwal	2214, Shawwal	2315, Shawwal	2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2618, Shawwal	2719, Shawwal	2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3022Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	225, Shawwal	326, Shawwal
427, Shawwal	528, Shawwal	629, Shawwal	730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	8Dec 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	92, Shawwal	103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
114, Shawwal	125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	136, Shawwal	147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	158, Shawwal	169, Shawwal	1710, Shawwal
1811, Shawwal	1912, Shawwal	2013, Shawwal	2114, Shawwal	2215, Shawwal	2316, Shawwal	2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2619, Shawwal	2720, Shawwal	2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3023Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1357 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	225, Shawwal	326, Shawwal
427, Shawwal	528, Shawwal	629, Shawwal	730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	8Dec 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	92, Shawwal	103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
114, Shawwal	125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	136, Shawwal	147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	158, Shawwal	169, Shawwal	1710, Shawwal
1811, Shawwal	1912, Shawwal	2013, Shawwal	2114, Shawwal	2215, Shawwal	2316, Shawwal	2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2619, Shawwal	2720, Shawwal	2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3023Eve 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
WedThuThu
23 Nov24 Nov24 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
TueWedWed
29 Nov30 Nov30 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
WedThuThu
30 Nov1 Dec1 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
FriSatSat
2 Dec3 Dec3 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunMonMon
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueWedWed
6 Dec7 Dec7 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
FriSatSat
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 December)Saturday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 December)Saturday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 December)
25
SatSunSun
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueWedWed
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedThuThu
21 Dec22 Dec22 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration