Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1431

September to October 2010 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 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	211, Shawwal
312, Shawwal	413, Shawwal	514, Shawwal	615, Shawwal	716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	918, Shawwal
1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1120, Shawwal	1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1322, Shawwal	1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1524, Shawwal	1625, Shawwal
1726, Shawwal	1827, Shawwal	1928, Shawwal	2029, Shawwal	2130, Shawwal	22Oct 1, Shawwal	232, Shawwal
243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	265, Shawwal	276, Shawwal	287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal	414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal
1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal	1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	21Oct 1, Shawwal	222, Shawwal
233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1431 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Sep 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
212, Shawwal	313, Shawwal	414, Shawwal	515, Shawwal	616, Shawwal	717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
919, Shawwal	1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1121, Shawwal	1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1323, Shawwal	1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1525, Shawwal
1626, Shawwal	1727, Shawwal	1828, Shawwal	1929, Shawwal	2030, Shawwal	21Oct 1, Shawwal	222, Shawwal
233, Shawwal	244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	266, Shawwal	277, Shawwal	288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	299Birth 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
FriSatSat
10 Sept11 Sept11 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
ThuFriFri
16 Sept17 Sept17 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
FriSatSat
17 Sept18 Sept18 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
SunMonMon
19 Sept20 Sept20 Sept
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
TueWedWed
21 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
ThuFriFri
23 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
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
SunMonMon
3 Oct4 Oct4 Oct
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Sunday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 4 October)Monday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 October)Monday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 October)
25
MonTueTue
4 Oct5 Oct5 Oct
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
ThuFriFri
7 Oct8 Oct8 Oct
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
FriSatSat
8 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration