Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1411

April to May 1991 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 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	16May 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 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	15May 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 1411 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 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	15May 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
16 Apr17 Apr17 Apr
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
22 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
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
23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
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
25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatSunSun
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonTueTue
29 Apr30 Apr30 Apr
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 May10 May10 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 May)Friday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 May)Friday 10 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 May)
25
FriSatSat
10 May11 May11 May
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonTueTue
13 May14 May14 May
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueWedWed
14 May15 May15 May
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration