These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 211, Shawwal | 312, Shawwal | 413, Shawwal | 514, Shawwal | 615, Shawwal | 716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 918, Shawwal | 1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1120, Shawwal | 1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1322, Shawwal | 1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1524, Shawwal | 1625, Shawwal | 1726, Shawwal | 1827, Shawwal | 1928, Shawwal | 2029, Shawwal | 2130, Shawwal |
2231, Shawwal | 23Jun 1, Shawwal | 242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 264, Shawwal | 275, Shawwal | 286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Shawwal
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10 May
Eid al-Fitr, Celebration
Sunday 10 May 1891
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
16 May
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Mourning
Saturday 16 May 1891
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
17 May
Yawm al-Hadm, Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 17 May 1891
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
19 May
12
21 May
14
23 May
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Mourning
Saturday 23 May 1891
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
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eve
2 June
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Mourning
Tuesday 2 June 1891
Tuesday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 June)
25
3 June
28
6 June
29
7 June
Today
9 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Monday 21 September 2026
No special observance is marked today.
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportexpected
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningexpected
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novexpected
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.