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5 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1402

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 1402 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jul 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
223, Shawwal
324, Shawwal
425, Shawwal
526, Shawwal
627, Shawwal
728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
930, Shawwal
1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
11Aug 1, Shawwal
122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
133, Shawwal
144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
155, Shawwal
166, Shawwal
177, Shawwal
188, Shawwal
199, Shawwal
2010, Shawwal
2111, Shawwal
2212, Shawwal
2313, Shawwal
2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2616, Shawwal
2717, Shawwal
2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
  1. 1

    22 July

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Thursday 22 July 1982

    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

    28 July

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Wednesday 28 July 1982

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    29 July

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Thursday 29 July 1982

    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

    31 July

  5. 12

    2 Aug

  6. 14

    4 Aug

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Wednesday 4 August 1982

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    14 Aug

    Mourning

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

    Saturday 14 August 1982

    Saturday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 August)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    15 Aug

  9. 28

    18 Aug

  10. 29

    19 Aug

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.