Shawwāl
Shawwāl ( Arabic شوّال, DMG Šawwāl ) is the tenth month of the Islamic lunar calendar .
meaning
In the first days of the Shawwal, the festival of breaking the fast ʿĪdu l-Fitr takes place. Particularly pious Muslims fast for a few more days after the festive season; this is considered particularly meritorious; on the eighth day of the shawwal in Iran, these fasting days are followed by the “six-day festival” shasha , which has been attested since the Middle Ages. There are no other general festivals in the Shawwal, only local holy festivals.
literature
- Annemarie Schimmel : The Islamic Year. Times and festivals (= Beck's series. Vol. 1441). CH Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-47567-1 .
Web links
1. Muharram | 2. Safar | 3. Rabīʿ al-awwal | 4. Rabīʿ ath-thānī | 5. Jumādā l-ūlā | 6. Jumādā th-thāniya | 7. Rajab | 8. Shabān | 9. Ramadan | 10. Schauwāl | 11. Dhū l-Qaʿda | 12. Dhū l-Hijjah