Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1378

April to May 1959 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 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal
412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal
1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	2129, Shawwal	2230, Shawwal	23May 1, Shawwal	242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	264, Shawwal	275, Shawwal	286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	308Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal
312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal
1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal
1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	22May 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal
243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	309Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1378 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal
312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal
1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal
1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	22May 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal
243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	309Eve 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
ThuFriFri
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
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
WedThuThu
15 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
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
ThuFriFri
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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
SatSunSun
18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
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
SatSunSun
2 May3 May3 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 May)Sunday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 May)Sunday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 May)
25
SunMonMon
3 May4 May4 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
6 May7 May7 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
7 May8 May8 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration