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5 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1502

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 1502 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jul 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
230, Shawwal
331, Shawwal
4Aug 1, Shawwal
52, Shawwal
63, Shawwal
74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
96, Shawwal
107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
118, Shawwal
129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1310, Shawwal
1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1512, Shawwal
1613, Shawwal
1714, Shawwal
1815, Shawwal
1916, Shawwal
2017, Shawwal
2118, Shawwal
2219, Shawwal
2320, Shawwal
2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2623, Shawwal
2724, Shawwal
2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal
3027Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal
  1. 1

    29 July

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Saturday 29 July 2079

    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

    4 Aug

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Friday 4 August 2079

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    5 Aug

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Saturday 5 August 2079

    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

    7 Aug

  5. 12

    9 Aug

  6. 14

    11 Aug

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Friday 11 August 2079

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    21 Aug

    Mourning

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

    Monday 21 August 2079

    Monday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 August)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    22 Aug

  9. 28

    25 Aug

  10. 29

    26 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.