Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1438

June to July 2017 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jun 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	226, Shawwal	327, Shawwal	428, Shawwal	529, Shawwal	630, Shawwal	7Jul 1Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
82Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	93, Shawwal	104Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	115, Shawwal	126Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	137, Shawwal	148Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
159, Shawwal	1610, Shawwal	1711, Shawwal	1812, Shawwal	1913, Shawwal	2014, Shawwal	2115, Shawwal
2216, Shawwal	2317, Shawwal	2418Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2519Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2620, Shawwal	2721, Shawwal	2822Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2923Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jun 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal	429, Shawwal	530, Shawwal	6Jul 1, Shawwal
72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal	127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	138, Shawwal
149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal	1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal	1914, Shawwal	2015, Shawwal
2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal	2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2621, Shawwal	2722, Shawwal
2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)

Shawwal 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jun 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal	227, Shawwal	328, Shawwal	429, Shawwal	530, Shawwal	6Jul 1, Shawwal
72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal	83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal	94, Shawwal	105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal	116, Shawwal	127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal	138, Shawwal
149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal	1510, Shawwal	1611, Shawwal	1712, Shawwal	1813, Shawwal	1914, Shawwal	2015, Shawwal
2116, Shawwal	2217, Shawwal	2318, Shawwal	2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)Eve of 25, after Maghrib, Shawwal	2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal	2621, Shawwal	2722, Shawwal
2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal	2924Birth 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
25 June26 June26 June
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
1 July2 July2 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
SunMonMon
2 July3 July3 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
TueWedWed
4 July5 July5 July
Battle of Hunayn
Commemoration
12
ThuFriFri
6 July7 July7 July
Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi
Commemoration
14
SatSunSun
8 July9 July9 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
TueWedWed
18 July19 July19 July
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
Tuesday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 July)Wednesday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 July)Wednesday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 20 July)
25
WedThuThu
19 July20 July20 July
Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Mourning
28
SatSunSun
22 July23 July23 July
Demise of Imam Khomeini
Commemoration
29
SunMonMon
23 July24 July24 July
Birth of Abu Talib (a)
Celebration