Ramadan 30, 1431- The Month of Ramadan 2010- Episode 30

Final

The Month of Shawwal

• Shawwāl is • the tenth month of the Lunar Islamic

calendar.• Shawwāl means to ‘lift or carry’; so named because she-camels normally would be carrying a fetus at this time

of year

• The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, and months begin when the first crescent of a new

moon is sighted. • Since the Islamic lunar calendar year is 11 to

12 days shorter than the solar year, Shawwāl migrates throughout the seasons. The actual

and estimated start and end dates for Shawwāl are as follows:

•The first day of Shawwāl is Eid ul-Fitr.

• Some Muslims observe six days of fasting during Shawwāl beginning the day after Eid ul-Fitr since fasting is prohibited on this day. These six

days of fasting together with the Ramadan fasts, are equivalent to

fasting "perpetually", according to ahadeethSahih

• The reasoning behind this tradition is that a good deed in Islam is rewarded 10 times,

hence fasting 30 days during Ramadan and 6 days during Shawwāl is equivalent to fasting

the whole year in terms of reward

See you next year, Inshallah

•I wish you •A Very

•Happy Eid Mubarak!!!