Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1408

May to June 1988 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1May 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	218, Shawwal	319, Shawwal	420, Shawwal	521, Shawwal
622, Shawwal	723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	925, Shawwal	1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1127, Shawwal	1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1329, Shawwal	1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1531, Shawwal	16Jun 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal	421, Shawwal
522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1128, Shawwal
1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	15Jun 1, Shawwal	162, Shawwal	173, Shawwal	184, Shawwal
195, Shawwal	206, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	239, Shawwal	2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2612, Shawwal	2713, Shawwal	2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	219, Shawwal	320, Shawwal	421, Shawwal
522, Shawwal	623, Shawwal	724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	926, Shawwal	1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1128, Shawwal
1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1330, Shawwal	1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	15Jun 1, Shawwal	162, Shawwal	173, Shawwal	184, Shawwal
195, Shawwal	206, Shawwal	217, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	239, Shawwal	2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2612, Shawwal	2713, Shawwal	2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2915Birth 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
TueWedWed
17 May18 May18 May
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
MonTueTue
23 May24 May24 May
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
TueWedWed
24 May25 May25 May
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
ThuFriFri
26 May27 May27 May
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatSunSun
28 May29 May29 May
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonTueTue
30 May31 May31 May
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
ThuFriFri
9 June10 June10 June
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)Friday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 June)
25
FriSatSat
10 June11 June11 June
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonTueTue
13 June14 June14 June
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueWedWed
14 June15 June15 June
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration