Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1434

August to September 2013 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 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	29, Shawwal	310, Shawwal
411, Shawwal	512, Shawwal	613, Shawwal	714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	916, Shawwal	1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1118, Shawwal	1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1320, Shawwal	1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1522, Shawwal	1623, Shawwal	1724, Shawwal
1825, Shawwal	1926, Shawwal	2027, Shawwal	2128, Shawwal	2229, Shawwal	2330, Shawwal	2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
25Sep 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	262, Shawwal	273, Shawwal	284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	306Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal
311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal
1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal
1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	2129, Shawwal	2230, Shawwal	2331, Shawwal
24Sep 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	263, Shawwal	274, Shawwal	285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	307Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1434 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	210, Shawwal
311, Shawwal	412, Shawwal	513, Shawwal	614, Shawwal	715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	917, Shawwal
1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1119, Shawwal	1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1321, Shawwal	1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1523, Shawwal	1624, Shawwal
1725, Shawwal	1826, Shawwal	1927, Shawwal	2028, Shawwal	2129, Shawwal	2230, Shawwal	2331, Shawwal
24Sep 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	263, Shawwal	274, Shawwal	285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	307Eve 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
8 Aug9 Aug9 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
WedThuThu
14 Aug15 Aug15 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
ThuFriFri
15 Aug16 Aug16 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
SatSunSun
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
MonTueTue
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
WedThuThu
21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
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
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Saturday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 September)Sunday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 September)Sunday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 2 September)
25
SunMonMon
1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
WedThuThu
4 Sept5 Sept5 Sept
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
ThuFriFri
5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration