The month of Shawwāl 1446 A.H.


Shawwāl (Arabic: شوال) or Shawwāl al-Mukarram (شوّال المکرّم) is the tenth month of Hijri Calendar. The first day of this month is Eid al-Fiṭr. Literally Shawwal means "to take provisions for going on a journey." When the months were named this month was coincided with the hunting season of Arabs, so it was called Shawwal.
Prophet Muhammad said this month was called Shawwal because the sins of the faithful and negative consequences of their actions are lifted.
Important Events of the Month
•        Eid al-Fitr (Shawwal 1st).
•        Battle of Ḥunayn (Shawwal 4th, 8/630).
•        Battle of Uhud; martyrdom of Ḥamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib (Shawwal 7th, 3/625).
•        Demolition of al-Baqi' by Wahhabis (Shawwal 8th, 1344/1926).
•        Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far b. Muhammad al-Ṣadiq (Shawwal 25th, 148, 765).