Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1399

August to September 1979 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 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	225, Shawwal
326, Shawwal	427, Shawwal	528, Shawwal	629, Shawwal	730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	831Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	9Sep 1, Shawwal
102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	113, Shawwal	124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	135, Shawwal	146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	157, Shawwal	168, Shawwal
179, Shawwal	1810, Shawwal	1911, Shawwal	2012, Shawwal	2113, Shawwal	2214, Shawwal	2315, Shawwal
2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2618, Shawwal	2719, Shawwal	2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3022Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
226, Shawwal	327, Shawwal	428, Shawwal	529, Shawwal	630, Shawwal	731Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	8Sep 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
92, Shawwal	103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	114, Shawwal	125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	136, Shawwal	147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	158, Shawwal
169, Shawwal	1710, Shawwal	1811, Shawwal	1912, Shawwal	2013, Shawwal	2114, Shawwal	2215, Shawwal
2316, Shawwal	2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2619, Shawwal	2720, Shawwal	2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3023Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
226, Shawwal	327, Shawwal	428, Shawwal	529, Shawwal	630, Shawwal	731Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	8Sep 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
92, Shawwal	103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	114, Shawwal	125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	136, Shawwal	147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	158, Shawwal
169, Shawwal	1710, Shawwal	1811, Shawwal	1912, Shawwal	2013, Shawwal	2114, Shawwal	2215, Shawwal
2316, Shawwal	2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2619, Shawwal	2720, Shawwal	2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3023Eve 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
FriSatSat
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
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
ThuFriFri
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
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
FriSatSat
31 Aug1 Sept1 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
SunMonMon
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueWedWed
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuFriFri
6 Sept7 Sept7 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
SunMonMon
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 September)Monday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 September)Monday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 September)
25
MonTueTue
17 Sept18 Sept18 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuFriFri
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriSatSat
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration