Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1389

December 1969 to January 1970 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 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal
414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal
1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	2131, Shawwal	22Jan 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal
414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal
1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	2131, Shawwal	22Jan 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 1389 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal
414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal	1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal
1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	2131, Shawwal	22Jan 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
Thu
11 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
Wed
17 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
Thu
18 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
Sat
20 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Mon
22 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Wed
24 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
Sat
3 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 January)
25
Sun
4 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Wed
7 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Thu
8 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration