Shawwal __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text SHAWWAL. شوال Lit. "The month of raising the tail." The tenth month of the Muslim year. For a discussion of the meaning of the title of this month, see Lane's Arabic Dict. in loco). Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail