Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1433

August to September 2012 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 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	220, Shawwal	321, Shawwal	422, Shawwal	523, Shawwal	624, Shawwal	725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	927, Shawwal	1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1129, Shawwal	1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1331, Shawwal	14Sep 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
152, Shawwal	163, Shawwal	174, Shawwal	185, Shawwal	196, Shawwal	207, Shawwal	218, Shawwal
229, Shawwal	2310, Shawwal	2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2613, Shawwal	2714, Shawwal	2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2916Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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	1231Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	13Sep 1, Shawwal
142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	153, Shawwal	164, Shawwal	175, Shawwal	186, Shawwal	197, Shawwal	208, Shawwal
219, Shawwal	2210, Shawwal	2311, Shawwal	2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2614, Shawwal	2715, Shawwal
2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2917Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1433 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 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	1231Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	13Sep 1, Shawwal
142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	153, Shawwal	164, Shawwal	175, Shawwal	186, Shawwal	197, Shawwal	208, Shawwal
219, Shawwal	2210, Shawwal	2311, Shawwal	2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2614, Shawwal	2715, Shawwal
2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2917Birth 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
SunMonMon
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
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
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
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
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
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
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuFriFri
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatSunSun
1 Sept2 Sept2 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
TueWedWed
11 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 September)Wednesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 September)Wednesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 September)
25
WedThuThu
12 Sept13 Sept13 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatSunSun
15 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunMonMon
16 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration