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4 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1472

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 1472 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jun 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
222, Shawwal
323, Shawwal
424, Shawwal
525, Shawwal
626, Shawwal
727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
929, Shawwal
1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
11Jul 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), Shawwal2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2616, Shawwal
2717, Shawwal
2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal
  1. 1

    21 June

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Tuesday 21 June 2050

    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

    27 June

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Monday 27 June 2050

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    28 June

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Tuesday 28 June 2050

    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

    30 June

  5. 12

    2 July

  6. 14

    4 July

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Monday 4 July 2050

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    14 July

    Mourning

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

    Thursday 14 July 2050

    Thursday 14 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 July)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    15 July

  9. 28

    18 July

  10. 29

    19 July

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.