Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1437

July to August 2016 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 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	27, Shawwal	38, Shawwal	49, Shawwal
510, Shawwal	611, Shawwal	712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	914, Shawwal	1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	1116, Shawwal
1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1318, Shawwal	1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1520, Shawwal	1621, Shawwal	1722, Shawwal	1823, Shawwal
1924, Shawwal	2025, Shawwal	2126, Shawwal	2227, Shawwal	2328, Shawwal	2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2631, Shawwal	27Aug 1, Shawwal	282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	28, Shawwal	39, Shawwal
410, Shawwal	511, Shawwal	612, Shawwal	713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	915, Shawwal	1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1117, Shawwal	1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1319, Shawwal	1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1521, Shawwal	1622, Shawwal	1723, Shawwal
1824, Shawwal	1925, Shawwal	2026, Shawwal	2127, Shawwal	2228, Shawwal	2329, Shawwal	2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2531Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	26Aug 1, Shawwal	272, Shawwal	283Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	294Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	28, Shawwal	39, Shawwal
410, Shawwal	511, Shawwal	612, Shawwal	713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	915, Shawwal	1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1117, Shawwal	1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	1319, Shawwal	1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1521, Shawwal	1622, Shawwal	1723, Shawwal
1824, Shawwal	1925, Shawwal	2026, Shawwal	2127, Shawwal	2228, Shawwal	2329, Shawwal	2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal
2531Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	26Aug 1, Shawwal	272, Shawwal	283Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	294Birth 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
WedThuThu
6 July7 July7 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
TueWedWed
12 July13 July13 July
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
WedThuThu
13 July14 July14 July
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
FriSatSat
15 July16 July16 July
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
SunMonMon
17 July18 July18 July
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
TueWedWed
19 July20 July20 July
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
FriSatSat
29 July30 July30 July
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Friday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 July)Saturday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 July)Saturday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 July)
25
SatSunSun
30 July31 July31 July
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
TueWedWed
2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
WedThuThu
3 Aug4 Aug4 Aug
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration