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8 Rabi al-Thani 1448Maghrib

Hijri calendar

Shawwal 1538

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 1538 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SMTWTFS
1Jul 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal
25, Shawwal
36, Shawwal
47, Shawwal
58, Shawwal
69, Shawwal
710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal
912, Shawwal
1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal
1114, Shawwal
1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal
1316, Shawwal
1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal
1518, Shawwal
1619, Shawwal
1720, Shawwal
1821, Shawwal
1922, Shawwal
2023, Shawwal
2124, Shawwal
2225, Shawwal
2326, Shawwal
2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal
2629, Shawwal
2730, Shawwal
2831Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal29Aug 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
  1. 1

    4 July

    Celebration

    Eid al-Fitr

    Wednesday 4 July 2114

    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

    10 July

    Mourning

    Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza

    Tuesday 10 July 2114

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    11 July

    Mourning

    Yawm al-Hadm

    Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'

    Wednesday 11 July 2114

    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

    13 July

  5. 12

    15 July

  6. 14

    17 July

    Mourning

    Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani

    Tuesday 17 July 2114

    Acts & duas in the Library →

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

    eve

    27 July

    Mourning

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

    Friday 27 July 2114

    Friday 27 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 July)

    Acts & duas in the Library →

  8. 25

    28 July

  9. 28

    31 July

  10. 29

    1 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.