Key dates for the Month of Muharram
2 Muharram - Imam Hussain (p) arrives in Karbala (61 A.H.)
7 Muharram - Water is cut off from Imam Hussain (p), his family, and his companions
10 Muharram (Aug. 30th) - Day of Ashura; Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p) (61 A.H.)
13 Muharram - Burial of Imam Hussain (p) & his companions in Karbala (61 A.H.)
25 Muharram - Martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (al-Sajjad) (p) (95 A.H.)
Key dates for the Month of Safar:
7 Safar - Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (p), 50 AH
7 Safar - Birth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (p), 128 AH
17 Safar - Martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (p), 203 AH
20 Safar (Oct. 8th) - Arbaeen – The Anniversary of the 40th day of the Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (p), 61 AH
28 Safar - Death Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad al-Mustafa (pbuh&hp), 11 AH
Key Dates for Rabi al-Awwal:
- 8 Rabi al-Awwal : Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari (p)
- 17 Rabi al-Awwal : Birth Anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
- 17 Rabi al-Awwal : Birth Anniversary of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (p)
Key Dates for Rabi al-Akhir:
- 8 Rabi al-Akhir : Birth of Imam Hasan al-Askari (p)
- 10 Rabi al-Akhir : Death of Lady Masooma
- 5 Jumada al-Ula : Birth Anniversary of Sayyeda Zainab (p)
- 13 Jumada al-Ula : Martyrdom Anniversary of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p)
3 Jamadi Al-Akhira - Martyrdom Anniversary of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p), 11 A.H.
13 Jamadi Al-Akhira - Death Anniversary of Lady Umm al-Banin (p), mother of al-Abbas (p), 64 A.H.
20 Jamadi Al-Akhira - Birth Anniversary of Sayyida Fatimah al-Zahra (p)
- 1 Rajab : Birthday of Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (as)
- 2 Rajab : Birthday of Imam Ali al-Hadi (as)
- 3 Rajab : Martyrdom of Imam Ali al-Hadi (as)
- 10 Rajab : Birthday of Imam Mohammad al-Jawad (as)
- 13 Rajab : Birthday of Imam Ali (as)
- 15 Rajab: Death of Lady Zainab daughter of Imam Ali (as)
- 25 Rajab : Martyrdom of Imam Mousa al-Kadhim (as)
- 27 Rajab : The day of Mab’ath.
- 3 Shaban : Birthday of Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as)
- 4 Shaban : Birthday of Abu Fadl al-Abbas (as)
- 5 Shaban : Birthday of Imam Ali ibn Hussain (as)
- 15 Shaban : Birthday of Imam al-Mahdi (as)
- 10th Ramadan : Death of Sayyida Khadija (SA)
- 15th Ramadan : Birthday of Imam Hasan ibn Ali (as)
- 21st Ramadan : Martyrdom of Imam Ali (as)
- 23rd Ramadan: Layali al-Qadr
1 | C | Eid ul-Fitr | |
2 | R | Battle of the Trench | |
8 | M | Day of Sorrow | destruction of Janat-ul-Baqi by Ibn Saud |
9 | R | Marriage of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid to Muhammad | |
10 | R | Major Occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi begins | |
15 | R | Martyrdom of Hamzah in the Battle of Uhud, 3 AH | According to Mafatih Al-Jinan & Allama Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi |
29 | R | Birth of Abu Talib |
- 7 Dhul Hijjah : Death Anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (p) (114 A.H.)
- 9 Dhul Hijjah : Day of Arafah
- 10 Dhul Hijjah : Eid al-Adha
- 18 Dhul Hijjah : Eid al-Ghadeer
- 24 Dhul Hijjah : Day of Mubahila
Key dates for the Month of Dhul Qa'dah
- 11 Dhul Qa'dah - Birthday of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha(p), (Year 148 A.H.)
- End of Dhul Qa'dah - Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Muhammad al-Jawwad (p), (Year 220 A.H.)