Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1423

December 2002 to January 2003 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 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	26, Shawwal	37, Shawwal
48, Shawwal	59, Shawwal	610, Shawwal	711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	913, Shawwal	1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1115, Shawwal	1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1317, Shawwal	1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1519, Shawwal	1620, Shawwal	1721, Shawwal
1822, Shawwal	1923, Shawwal	2024, Shawwal	2125, Shawwal	2226, Shawwal	2327, Shawwal	2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2630, Shawwal	2731, Shawwal	28Jan 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	27, Shawwal
38, Shawwal	49, Shawwal	510, Shawwal	611, Shawwal	712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	914, Shawwal
1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1116, Shawwal	1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1318, Shawwal	1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1520, Shawwal	1621, Shawwal
1722, Shawwal	1823, Shawwal	1924, Shawwal	2025, Shawwal	2126, Shawwal	2227, Shawwal	2328, Shawwal
2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2631, Shawwal	27Jan 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1423 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	27, Shawwal
38, Shawwal	49, Shawwal	510, Shawwal	611, Shawwal	712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	914, Shawwal
1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1116, Shawwal	1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1318, Shawwal	1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1520, Shawwal	1621, Shawwal
1722, Shawwal	1823, Shawwal	1924, Shawwal	2025, Shawwal	2126, Shawwal	2227, Shawwal	2328, Shawwal
2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2631, Shawwal	27Jan 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	304Eve 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
5 Dec6 Dec6 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
WedThuThu
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
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
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
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
14 Dec15 Dec15 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
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
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)Sunday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 December)
25
SunMonMon
29 Dec30 Dec30 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration