Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1430

September to October 2009 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 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	221, Shawwal	322, Shawwal	423, Shawwal	524, Shawwal	625, Shawwal	726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	928, Shawwal	1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1130, Shawwal	12Oct 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	132, Shawwal	143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
154, Shawwal	165, Shawwal	176, Shawwal	187, Shawwal	198, Shawwal	209, Shawwal	2110, Shawwal
2211, Shawwal	2312, Shawwal	2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2615, Shawwal	2716, Shawwal	2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3019Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal
727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	929, Shawwal	1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Oct 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal
144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal
2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal
2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1430 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	222, Shawwal	323, Shawwal	424, Shawwal	525, Shawwal	626, Shawwal
727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	929, Shawwal	1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	11Oct 1, Shawwal	122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	133, Shawwal
144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	155, Shawwal	166, Shawwal	177, Shawwal	188, Shawwal	199, Shawwal	2010, Shawwal
2111, Shawwal	2212, Shawwal	2313, Shawwal	2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2616, Shawwal	2717, Shawwal
2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3020Eve 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
SunMonMon
20 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
SatSunSun
26 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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
SunMonMon
27 Sept28 Sept28 Sept
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
TueWedWed
29 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuFriFri
1 Oct2 Oct2 Oct
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatSunSun
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
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
TueWedWed
13 Oct14 Oct14 Oct
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 October)Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)Wednesday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 October)
25
WedThuThu
14 Oct15 Oct15 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatSunSun
17 Oct18 Oct18 Oct
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunMonMon
18 Oct19 Oct19 Oct
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration