Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1397

September to October 1977 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 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Sep 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	317, Shawwal
418, Shawwal	519, Shawwal	620, Shawwal	721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	923, Shawwal	1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1125, Shawwal	1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1327, Shawwal	1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1529, Shawwal	1630, Shawwal	17Oct 1, Shawwal
182, Shawwal	193, Shawwal	204, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	237, Shawwal	248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2610, Shawwal	2711, Shawwal	2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal
318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal	621, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal
1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1530, Shawwal	16Oct 1, Shawwal
172, Shawwal	183, Shawwal	194, Shawwal	205, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	238, Shawwal
249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2611, Shawwal	2712, Shawwal	2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2914Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	217, Shawwal
318, Shawwal	419, Shawwal	520, Shawwal	621, Shawwal	722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	924, Shawwal
1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1126, Shawwal	1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1328, Shawwal	1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1530, Shawwal	16Oct 1, Shawwal
172, Shawwal	183, Shawwal	194, Shawwal	205, Shawwal	216, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	238, Shawwal
249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2611, Shawwal	2712, Shawwal	2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2914Birth 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
ThuFriFri
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
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
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
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
22 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
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
24 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
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
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 October)Sunday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 October)Sunday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 October)
25
SunMonMon
9 Oct10 Oct10 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
12 Oct13 Oct13 Oct
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration