Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1391

November to December 1971 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 1391 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
221, Shawwal	322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal	625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
928, Shawwal	1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1130, Shawwal	12Dec 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1391 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
221, Shawwal	322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal	625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
928, Shawwal	1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1130, Shawwal	12Dec 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 1391 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 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	11Dec 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
SatSatSun
20 Nov20 Nov21 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
FriFriSat
26 Nov26 Nov27 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
SatSatSun
27 Nov27 Nov28 Nov
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
MonMonTue
29 Nov29 Nov30 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedWedThu
1 Dec1 Dec2 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriFriSat
3 Dec3 Dec4 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
MonMonTue
13 Dec13 Dec14 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 December)Monday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 December)Tuesday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 December)
25
TueTueWed
14 Dec14 Dec15 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriFriSat
17 Dec17 Dec18 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSatSun
18 Dec18 Dec19 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration