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3 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1453

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 1453 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jan 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
215, Shawwal
316, Shawwal
417, Shawwal
518, Shawwal
619, Shawwal
720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
922, Shawwal
1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1124, Shawwal
1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1326, Shawwal
1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1528, Shawwal
1629, Shawwal
1730, Shawwal
1831, Shawwal
19Feb 1, Shawwal
202, Shawwal
213, Shawwal
224, Shawwal
235, Shawwal
246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
268, Shawwal
279, Shawwal
2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2911Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
  1. 1

    14 Jan

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Wednesday 14 January 2032

    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

    20 Jan

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Tuesday 20 January 2032

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    21 Jan

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Wednesday 21 January 2032

    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

    23 Jan

  5. 12

    25 Jan

  6. 14

    27 Jan

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Tuesday 27 January 2032

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    6 Feb

    Mourning

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

    Friday 6 February 2032

    Friday 6 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 February)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    7 Feb

  9. 28

    10 Feb

  10. 29

    11 Feb

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.