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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 330, Shawwal | ||||
4May 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), Shawwal |
| 2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2623, Shawwal | 2724, Shawwal | 2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2926Birth 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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28 Apr
Eid al-Fitr, Celebration
Thursday 28 April 1892
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
4 May
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Mourning
Wednesday 4 May 1892
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
5 May
Yawm al-Hadm, Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 5 May 1892
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
7 May
12
9 May
14
11 May
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Mourning
Wednesday 11 May 1892
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
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eve
21 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Mourning
Saturday 21 May 1892
Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)
25
22 May
28
25 May
29
26 May
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.