Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1416

February to March 1996 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 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	221, Shawwal	322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal
625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	928, Shawwal	1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Mar 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
133, Shawwal	144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal
2010, Shawwal	2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal
2717, Shawwal	2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Nawruz, Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal
525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	929, Shawwal	10Mar 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal
123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal	167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal
1910, Shawwal	2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal	2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2617, Shawwal	2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Nawruz, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal
525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal	727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	929, Shawwal	10Mar 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	112, Shawwal
123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	134, Shawwal	145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	156, Shawwal	167, Shawwal	178, Shawwal	189, Shawwal
1910, Shawwal	2011, Shawwal	2112, Shawwal	2213, Shawwal	2314, Shawwal	2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2617, Shawwal	2718, Shawwal	2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Nawruz, 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
20 Feb21 Feb21 Feb
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
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
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
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
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
29 Feb1 Mar1 Mar
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatSunSun
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonTueTue
4 Mar5 Mar5 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
ThuFriFri
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)Friday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 March)
25
FriSatSat
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonTueTue
18 Mar19 Mar19 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueWedWed
19 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration
302929
Wed
20 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