Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1388

December 1968 to January 1969 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 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
929, Shawwal	1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1131, Shawwal	12Jan 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	132, Shawwal	143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	154, Shawwal
165, Shawwal	176, Shawwal	187, Shawwal	198, Shawwal	209, Shawwal	2110, Shawwal	2211, Shawwal
2312, Shawwal	2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2615, Shawwal	2716, Shawwal	2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3019Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 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	11Jan 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 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	11Jan 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

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
SatSunSun
21 Dec22 Dec22 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
27 Dec28 Dec28 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
28 Dec29 Dec29 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
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedThuThu
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriSatSat
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
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
13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 January)Tuesday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 January)Tuesday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 January)
25
TueWedWed
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriSatSat
17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSunSun
18 Jan19 Jan19 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration