Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1417

February to March 1997 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 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	21Mar 1, Shawwal
222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	21Mar 1, Shawwal
222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3010Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal	311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal	1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal	1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	21Mar 1, Shawwal
222, Shawwal	233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3010Eve 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
Sun
9 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
Sat
15 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
Sun
16 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
Tue
18 Feb
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
Thu
20 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
Sat
22 Feb
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
Tue
4 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 March)
25
Wed
5 Mar
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
Sat
8 Mar
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
Sun
9 Mar
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration