Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1424

November to December 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 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Nov 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	327, Shawwal	428, Shawwal	529, Shawwal
630, Shawwal	7Dec 1Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	82Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	93, Shawwal	104Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	115, Shawwal	126Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
137, Shawwal	148Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	159, Shawwal	1610, Shawwal	1711, Shawwal	1812, Shawwal	1913, Shawwal
2014, Shawwal	2115, Shawwal	2216, Shawwal	2317, Shawwal	2418Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2519Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2620, Shawwal
2721, Shawwal	2822Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2923Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal	429, Shawwal
530, Shawwal	6Dec 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1424 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Nov 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal	429, Shawwal
530, Shawwal	6Dec 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

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
TueWedWed
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
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
MonTueTue
1 Dec2 Dec2 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
TueWedWed
2 Dec3 Dec3 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
ThuFriFri
4 Dec5 Dec5 Dec
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SatSunSun
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
MonTueTue
8 Dec9 Dec9 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
ThuFriFri
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Thursday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 December)Friday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 December)Friday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 December)
25
FriSatSat
19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
MonTueTue
22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
TueWedWed
23 Dec24 Dec24 Dec
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration