Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1420

January to February 2000 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
29, Shawwal	310, Shawwal	411, Shawwal	512, Shawwal	613, Shawwal	714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
916, Shawwal	1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1118, Shawwal	1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1320, Shawwal	1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1522, Shawwal
1623, Shawwal	1724, Shawwal	1825, Shawwal	1926, Shawwal	2027, Shawwal	2128, Shawwal	2229, Shawwal
2330, Shawwal	2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	25Feb 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	262, Shawwal	273, Shawwal	284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
306Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 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	2129, Shawwal
2230, Shawwal	2331, Shawwal	24Feb 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	263, Shawwal	274, Shawwal	285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	307Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 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	2129, Shawwal
2230, Shawwal	2331, Shawwal	24Feb 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	263, Shawwal	274, Shawwal	285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	307Eve 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
SatSunSun
8 Jan9 Jan9 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
FriSatSat
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
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
SatSunSun
15 Jan16 Jan16 Jan
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
MonTueTue
17 Jan18 Jan18 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
WedThuThu
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
FriSatSat
21 Jan22 Jan22 Jan
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
MonTueTue
31 Jan1 Feb1 Feb
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Monday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 February)Tuesday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 February)Tuesday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 February)
25
TueWedWed
1 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
FriSatSat
4 Feb5 Feb5 Feb
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SatSunSun
5 Feb6 Feb6 Feb
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration