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 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 320, Shawwal | 421, Shawwal | 522, Shawwal | ||
623, Shawwal | 724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 926, Shawwal | 1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1128, Shawwal | 1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1330, Shawwal | 14May 1Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 152, Shawwal | 163, Shawwal | 174, Shawwal | 185, Shawwal | 196, Shawwal |
207, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 2310, Shawwal | 2411Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2512Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2613, Shawwal |
2714, Shawwal | 2815Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2916Birth 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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18 Apr
Eid al-Fitr, Celebration
Tuesday 18 April 1893
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
24 Apr
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Mourning
Monday 24 April 1893
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
25 Apr
Yawm al-Hadm, Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 25 April 1893
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
27 Apr
12
29 Apr
14
1 May
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Mourning
Monday 1 May 1893
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
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eve
11 May
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Mourning
Thursday 11 May 1893
Thursday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 May)
25
12 May
28
15 May
29
16 May
Today
10 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- 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
- Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)20 Jumada al-Thani · Mon, 30 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.