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4 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1459

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 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Nov 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
210, Shawwal
311, Shawwal
412, Shawwal
513, Shawwal
614, Shawwal
715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
917, Shawwal
1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1119, Shawwal
1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1321, Shawwal
1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1523, Shawwal
1624, Shawwal
1725, Shawwal
1826, Shawwal
1927, Shawwal
2028, Shawwal
2129, Shawwal
2230, Shawwal
23Dec 1, Shawwal
242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
264, Shawwal
275, Shawwal
286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
  1. 1

    9 Nov

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Monday 9 November 2037

    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

    15 Nov

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Sunday 15 November 2037

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    16 Nov

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Monday 16 November 2037

    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

    18 Nov

  5. 12

    20 Nov

  6. 14

    22 Nov

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Sunday 22 November 2037

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    2 Dec

    Mourning

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

    Wednesday 2 December 2037

    Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    3 Dec

  9. 28

    6 Dec

  10. 29

    7 Dec

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.