Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1398

September to October 1978 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 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	25, Shawwal	36, Shawwal	47, Shawwal	58, Shawwal	69, Shawwal
710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	912, Shawwal	1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1114, Shawwal	1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1316, Shawwal
1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1518, Shawwal	1619, Shawwal	1720, Shawwal	1821, Shawwal	1922, Shawwal	2023, Shawwal
2124, Shawwal	2225, Shawwal	2326, Shawwal	2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2629, Shawwal	2730, Shawwal
28Oct 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal	59, Shawwal
610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal	1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal	1923, Shawwal
2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2630, Shawwal
27Oct 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Sep 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal	48, Shawwal	59, Shawwal
610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1115, Shawwal	1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal	1822, Shawwal	1923, Shawwal
2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2630, Shawwal
27Oct 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth 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
MonTueTue
4 Sept5 Sept5 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
SunMonMon
10 Sept11 Sept11 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
MonTueTue
11 Sept12 Sept12 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
WedThuThu
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunMonMon
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
WedThuThu
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 September)Thursday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 September)Thursday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 September)
25
ThuFriFri
28 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunMonMon
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonTueTue
2 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration