Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1421

December 2000 to January 2001 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 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 27Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	228, Shawwal	329, Shawwal	430, Shawwal
531, Shawwal	6Jan 1, Shawwal	72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal
127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	138, Shawwal	149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal	1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal
1914, Shawwal	2015, Shawwal	2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal	2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2621, Shawwal	2722, Shawwal	2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3025Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal
431, Shawwal	5Jan 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal	73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal	1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal
1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal	2117, Shawwal	2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal	2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3026Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal
431, Shawwal	5Jan 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal	73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal	1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal
1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal	2117, Shawwal	2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal	2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3026Eve 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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WedThuThu
27 Dec28 Dec28 Dec
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
TueWedWed
2 Jan3 Jan3 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
WedThuThu
3 Jan4 Jan4 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
FriSatSat
5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunMonMon
7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueWedWed
9 Jan10 Jan10 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
FriSatSat
19 Jan20 Jan20 Jan
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 January)Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)Saturday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 January)
25
SatSunSun
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueWedWed
23 Jan24 Jan24 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedThuThu
24 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration