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8 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1536

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 1536 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jul 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
226, Shawwal
327, Shawwal
428, Shawwal
529, Shawwal
630, Shawwal
731Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal8Aug 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
92, Shawwal
103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
114, Shawwal
125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
136, Shawwal
147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
158, Shawwal
169, Shawwal
1710, Shawwal
1811, Shawwal
1912, Shawwal
2013, Shawwal
2114, Shawwal
2215, Shawwal
2316, Shawwal
2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2619, Shawwal
2720, Shawwal
2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal3023Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal
  1. 1

    25 July

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Monday 25 July 2112

    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

    31 July

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Sunday 31 July 2112

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    1 Aug

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Monday 1 August 2112

    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

    3 Aug

  5. 12

    5 Aug

  6. 14

    7 Aug

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Sunday 7 August 2112

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    17 Aug

    Mourning

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

    Wednesday 17 August 2112

    Wednesday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 August)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    18 Aug

  9. 28

    21 Aug

  10. 29

    22 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.