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8 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1340

شوّال

The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.

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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

Shawwal 1340 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1May 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
229, Shawwal
330, Shawwal
431, Shawwal
5Jun 1, Shawwal
62, Shawwal
73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal
84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
95, Shawwal
106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
117, Shawwal
128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
139, Shawwal
1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1511, Shawwal
1612, Shawwal
1713, Shawwal
1814, Shawwal
1915, Shawwal
2016, Shawwal
2117, Shawwal
2218, Shawwal
2319, Shawwal
2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2622, Shawwal
2723, Shawwal
2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal
2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3026Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal
  1. 1

    28 May

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Sunday 28 May 1922

    A’maal for this day →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
    • Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
  2. 7

    3 June

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Saturday 3 June 1922

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
  3. 8

    4 June

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Sunday 4 June 1922

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
  4. 10

    6 June

  5. 12

    8 June

  6. 14

    10 June

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Saturday 10 June 1922

    Acts & duas in the Library →

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
  7. 25

    eve

    20 June

    Mourning

    Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)

    Tuesday 20 June 1922

    Tuesday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 June)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    21 June

  9. 28

    24 June

  10. 29

    25 June

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.