Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1414

March to April 1994 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 1414 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal
720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Nawruz, Shawwal, Yawm al-Hadm	922, Shawwal	1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal
1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal	1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Apr 1, Shawwal	202, Shawwal
213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal	246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal	279, Shawwal
2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1414 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal
720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Nawruz, Shawwal, Yawm al-Hadm	922, Shawwal	1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal
1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal	1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Apr 1, Shawwal	202, Shawwal
213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal	246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal	279, Shawwal
2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3012Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1414 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	215, Shawwal	316, Shawwal	417, Shawwal	518, Shawwal	619, Shawwal
720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	821Nawruz, Shawwal, Yawm al-Hadm	922, Shawwal	1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1124, Shawwal	1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1326, Shawwal
1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1528, Shawwal	1629, Shawwal	1730, Shawwal	1831, Shawwal	19Apr 1, Shawwal	202, Shawwal
213, Shawwal	224, Shawwal	235, Shawwal	246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	268, Shawwal	279, Shawwal
2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3012Eve 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

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1
Mon
14 Mar
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
Sun
20 Mar
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
Mon
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
8
Mon
21 Mar
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
Wed
23 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Fri
25 Mar
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Sun
27 Mar
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
Wed
6 Apr
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)
25
Thu
7 Apr
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Sun
10 Apr
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Mon
11 Apr
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration