Shawwal

Shawwal is the tenth month on the Islamic calendar. The first day of Shawwal is Eid ul-Fitr. There are also six days of fasting during Shawwal which various hadith claim if observed consecutively will be as though one has fasted for the whole year.

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Months in the Islamic Calendar
Muharram ul Haram | Safar | Rabi`-ul-Awwal | Rabi`-ul-Akhir | Jumaada-ul-Awwal | Jumaada-ul-Akhir | Rajab | Sha'aban | Ramadhan | Shawwal | Dhul Qadah | Dhul Hijjah
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See also: Shawwal, Dhul Hijjah, Eid ul-Fitr, Hadith, Islam, Islamic Calendar, Islamic calendar, Muharram ul Haram