Shia days of remembrance

Following page lists various days of celebration/mourning/remembrance of Shi'a Muslims.

Twelvers

The following is a list of days of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Twelver Shia Muslims:

List of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Twelver Shi'a Muslims
Date Type Event Remark/Notes
Muharram
1MMourning of Muharram startscontinues for 2 months and 8 days until the 8th of Rabi-al-awwal
2MArrival of Husayn ibn Ali in Karbalā, 61 AH
3MWater supply to the camp of Husayn ibn Ali was stopped
7MStored water in the tents of the camp of Husayn ibn Ali runs out
9MEve of AshuraCalled "Tāsūʿā" in Arabic
10MDay of AshuraMartyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali & his companions in 61 AH
MNight of ʿĀshūrāʾCalled "Shaam-e-Ghariba" in Persian and Urdu
12MBurial of the martyrs of Karbala by Bani AsadAided by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin according to mystic belief
17RAbraha attacked the Kaʿbah in the Year of the Elephant
18RChanging of the QiblaFrom Al-Aqsa Mosque to the Kaʿbah, 2 AH
20M10th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
25MMartyrdom of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 95 AH
30M20th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
Safar
1RBattle of Siffin, 37 AH
MPrisoners of Karbalā reach Yazid's palace in Syria
7RBirth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, 128 AHDue to the mourning of Karbala it is not celebrated
10MMartyrdom of Ruqayyah bint Husayn, youngest daughter of Husayn ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā13 Safar is most authentic
M30th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
RVictory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan
12RBirth of Salman the Persian
17MMartyrdom of Ali ar-Ridha, 203 AHAccording to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Dhu al-Qi'dah
20MAr'baeen / Chehlum40th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
28MMartyrdom of Muhammad, 11 AH
MMartyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, 50 AH
Rabi' al-Awwal
1RHijrahThe migration of Muhammad
4MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Musa
8MMartyrdom of Hasan al-Askari, 260 AH
9CEid-e-Zahra
14CDeath of Yazid
15RFirst mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 AH
17CBirth of Muhammad, 53 BH
CBirth of Ja'far al-Sadiq, 83 AH6th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
18CBirth of Umm Kulthum bint Ali
Rabi' al-Thani
8CBirth of Hasan al-Askari, 232 AH11th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
Jumada al-Awwal
10RBattle of the Camel
13MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AHAccording to some scholars on the 3rd of Jamadi al-Thani
15CBirth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 37 AHPopular opinion is 5th of Shaʿbān
Jumada al-Thani
3MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AHAccording to some scholars on the 13th of Jumada al-Awwal
13MDeath of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)
20CBirth of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 8 BH
26MMartyrdom of Ali al-HadiAccording to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab
Rajab
1CBirth of Muhammad al-Baqir, 57 AH5th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
7CBirth of Abbas ibn Ali, 36 AHPopular opinion is 4th of Shaʿbān
10CBirth of Muhammad al-Taqi, 195 AH9th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
13CBirth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 23 BH1st Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
15MMartyrdom of Ja'far al-Sadiq
18RDeath of AbrahamAccording to one narration
20CBirth of Sukaynah bint HusaynTeenage daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala
22CKoo'nda (table cloth dinner)Cultural Indo-Pak and Iranian day of feasting based on one narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq
24CBirth of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
25MMartyrdom of Musa al-Kadhim
26MMartyrdom of Abu Talib
27CMiʻrāj & day of Mabʻath
28MBelieved to be the day that Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Madinah in 60 AH
Shaʿbān
1CBirth of Zaynab bint Ali, 6 A.H.
3CBirth of Husayn ibn Ali, 4 A.H.3rd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
4CBirth of Abbas ibn Ali
5CBirth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin4th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
11CBirth of Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
14CBirth of Qasim ibn Hasan
14RLaylat al Bara'at
15CBirth of Muhammad al-Mahdi12th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
17CBirth of Ruqayyah bint HusaynInfant daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala
Ramadhan
4RDescending of the Torah (according to one narration)The Torah (Tawrat) was bestowed on Moses (Musa)
10MDeath of Khadijah bint KhuwaylidFirst wife of Muhammad
12RDescending of the Gospel (according to one narration)The Gospel (Injil) was bestowed on Jesus (Isa)
14MMartyrdom of Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd Al-Thaqafi
15CBirth of Hasan ibn Ali2nd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
17RBattle of Badr
18RDescending of the Psalms (according to one narration)The Psalms (Zabur) were bestowed on David (Dawood)
19MLaylat al-Qadr & "Day of Striking"Ali ibn Abi Talib was struck on the head by a sword and fatally wounded, 40 AH
20RVictorious Conquest of Mecca
21MLaylat al-Qadr & Martyrdom of Ali, 40 AHAli ibn Abi Talib dies due to injuries sustained by the sword
23RLaylat al-Qadr
xxRLast Friday of Ramadhan
Shawwal
1CEid ul-Fitr
2RBattle of the Trench
8MDay of Sorrowdestruction of Janat-ul-Baqi by Ibn Saud
9RMarriage of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid to Muhammad
10RMajor Occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi begins
15RMartyrdom of Hamzah in the Battle of Uhud, 3 AHAccording to Mafatih Al-Jinan & Allama Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi
29RBirth of Abu Talib
Dhu al-Qi'dah
1RBirth of Fatimah bint Musa
6RTreaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 AH
11CBirth of Ali ar-Ridha, 148 AH8th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims
25R"Dahwul Ardh""Spreading of the Earth", also believed to be the day that the Ka'bah was established, and that Ibrahim and Isa were born according to some narrations
29MMartyrdom of Muhammad al-Taqī, 220 AH
Dhu al-Hijjah
1RMarriage of Fatimah bint Muhammad to Ali, 2 BH
3RRenunciation of Adam accepted
7MMartyrdom of Muhammad al-Baqir, 114 AH
8MHusayn ibn Ali leaves Makkah for Karbala, 60 AH
9RDay of ArafahIt is also a day of supererogatory fasting.
MMartyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqeel & Hani ibn Urwa in Kufa, 60 AH
10CEid al-Adha
15CBirth of Ali al-Hadi, 212 AH10th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims. According to some scholars on 2nd Rajab or 5th Rajab
16MMartyrdom of Zaynab bint Ali
18CEid al-Ghadeer
19RFatimah went to Ali's house after their marriage
23RMartyrdom of the children of Muslim ibn Aqeel, 60 AHBuried in Musayyib, Iraq
24CEid al-Mubahila
27RMartyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, 60 AH
Type symbols: C = Celebration, M = Mourning, R = Remembrance;

Source: Jaffery Welfare Trust: 2009 Islamic calendar & various other calendars and almanacs.

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