Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1435

July to August 2014 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 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	229, Shawwal	330, Shawwal	431, Shawwal	5Aug 1, Shawwal	62, Shawwal
73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	95, Shawwal	106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	117, Shawwal	128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	139, Shawwal
1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1511, Shawwal	1612, Shawwal	1713, Shawwal	1814, Shawwal	1915, Shawwal	2016, Shawwal
2117, Shawwal	2218, Shawwal	2319, Shawwal	2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2622, Shawwal	2723, Shawwal
2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3026Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	230, Shawwal	331, Shawwal	4Aug 1, Shawwal	52, Shawwal
63, Shawwal	74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	96, Shawwal	107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	118, Shawwal	129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1310, Shawwal	1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1512, Shawwal	1613, Shawwal	1714, Shawwal	1815, Shawwal	1916, Shawwal
2017, Shawwal	2118, Shawwal	2219, Shawwal	2320, Shawwal	2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2623, Shawwal
2724, Shawwal	2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal	3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)Eve of 1 Dhu al-Qa'da, after Maghrib, Shawwal

Shawwal 1435 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	231, Shawwal	3Aug 1, Shawwal	42, Shawwal
53, Shawwal	64, Shawwal	75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	97, Shawwal	108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	119, Shawwal
1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1311, Shawwal	1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1513, Shawwal	1614, Shawwal	1715, Shawwal	1816, Shawwal
1917, Shawwal	2018, Shawwal	2119, Shawwal	2220, Shawwal	2321, Shawwal	2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2624, Shawwal	2725, Shawwal	2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2927Birth 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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MonTueWed
28 July29 July30 July
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
SunMonTue
3 Aug4 Aug5 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
MonTueWed
4 Aug5 Aug6 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
WedThuFri
6 Aug7 Aug8 Aug
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
FriSatSun
8 Aug9 Aug10 Aug
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SunMonTue
10 Aug11 Aug12 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
WedThuFri
20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Wednesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 August)Thursday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 August)Friday 22 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 August)
25
ThuFriSat
21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SunMonTue
24 Aug25 Aug26 Aug
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
MonTueWed
25 Aug26 Aug27 Aug
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration