When does the 'iddah (waiting period) for a widow whose husband passed away on Friday, June 20, 2014 CE, corresponding to Sha'ban 22, 1435 AH, end according to both the Gregorian and Hijri calendars?
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If the husband dies and his wife is pregnant, her ' (waiting period) ends when she delivers her entire pregnancy. If she is not pregnant, her 'iddah is four months and ten days. The 'iddah begins from the time of death and is calculated by lunar months. So, if the husband died on the 22nd of Sha'ban, the 'iddah would end on the 2nd of Muharram of the following year if Sha'ban had thirty days; otherwise, it would be on the 3rd of Muharram. The 'iddah ends at the same hour the husband passed away.
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