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
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | 34, Shawwal | ||||
45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | 67, Shawwal | 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal | 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1314, Shawwal | 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal | 1718, Shawwal |
1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal | 2021, Shawwal | 2122, Shawwal | 2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal | 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal | 2728, Shawwal | 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3031Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Shawwal
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2 Mar
Eid al-Fitr, Celebration
Thursday 2 March 2158
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 Mar
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Mourning
Wednesday 8 March 2158
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 Mar
Yawm al-Hadm, Mourning
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 9 March 2158
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 Mar
12
13 Mar
14
15 Mar
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Mourning
Wednesday 15 March 2158
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
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eve
25 Mar
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Mourning
Saturday 25 March 2158
Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)
25
26 Mar
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29 Mar
29
30 Mar
Today
9 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Monday 21 September 2026
No special observance is marked today.
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportexpected
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningexpected
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novexpected
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.