8 Shawwal
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
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8 Shawwal 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
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8 Shawwal 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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8 Shawwal 1448 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Shawwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 8 Shawwal 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Shawwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 8 Shawwal 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Shawwal 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 8 Shawwal 1448 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 8 Shawwal 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
About this day
A week after Eid al-Fitr, the Centre remembers the demolition of the cemetery of Jannat al-Baqi in Medina, the burial place of Imam al-Hasan (a), Imam al-Sajjad (a), Imam al-Baqir (a) and Imam al-Sadiq (a). Twelver communities agree on the day but report the year differently, and the occasion carries different names in different languages. The programme is a majlis, historical in tone.
Communities differ on this
Families at the Centre do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.
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Dates, answered
- When is Yawm al-Hadm in 2027?
- Expected Thursday 18 March 2027, which is 8 Shawwal 1448. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Yawm al-Hadm in 2028?
- Expected Monday 6 March 2028, which is 8 Shawwal 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Yawm al-Hadm in 2029?
- Expected Friday 23 February 2029, which is 8 Shawwal 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.