Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1393

October to November 1973 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 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Oct 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal	5Nov 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal	73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal	1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal	1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal	2117, Shawwal
2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal	2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Nov 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal
74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal
1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal
2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal
2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Nov 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal
74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal
1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal
2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal
2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth 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
SunMonMon
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
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
SatSunSun
3 Nov4 Nov4 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
SunMonMon
4 Nov5 Nov5 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
TueWedWed
6 Nov7 Nov7 Nov
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuFriFri
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatSunSun
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
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
TueWedWed
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 November)Wednesday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 November)Wednesday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 November)
25
WedThuThu
21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatSunSun
24 Nov25 Nov25 Nov
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunMonMon
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration