Significance of Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah — Qur'an Meezan
Significance of Shawwal and Dhul Hijjah
Question
What is the significance of the time period between the end of Ramadan and eid al-Adha ?
Muhawir
The stretch between Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha is sometimes called the “forgotten season” — yet it contains some of the most spiritually loaded days in the Islamic calendar, including the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah, about which the Prophet ﷺ said no good deeds are more beloved to Allah than those performed then (Sahih Bukhari 969). There’s something telling in how Ramadan ends with zakāt al-fiṭr and gratitude, while Dhul Hijjah opens with sacrifice and tawbah — as if the year is structured around two movements of the heart: receiving and giving back. How are you sitting with this period — is it something you feel the weight of, or does it tend to pass quietly?