Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1418

January to February 1998 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 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal
4Feb 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal	63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal
1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal	2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal	2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	231, Shawwal
3Feb 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal	53, Shawwal	64, Shawwal	75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal
108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal	1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1311, Shawwal	1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal
1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal	1917, Shawwal	2018, Shawwal	2119, Shawwal	2220, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal
2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2624, Shawwal	2725, Shawwal	2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3028Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1418 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	231, Shawwal
3Feb 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal	53, Shawwal	64, Shawwal	75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal
108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal	1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1311, Shawwal	1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal
1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal	1917, Shawwal	2018, Shawwal	2119, Shawwal	2220, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal
2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2624, Shawwal	2725, Shawwal	2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3028Eve 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
ThuFriFri
29 Jan30 Jan30 Jan
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
WedThuThu
4 Feb5 Feb5 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
ThuFriFri
5 Feb6 Feb6 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
SatSunSun
7 Feb8 Feb8 Feb
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
9 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
11 Feb12 Feb12 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
SatSunSun
21 Feb22 Feb22 Feb
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)Sunday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 February)
25
SunMonMon
22 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration