Shia days of remembrance

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

Twelver

Following is list of days of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Shi'a Twelver Muslims:

List of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Shi'a Twelver Muslims
Date Type Event(celebration/mourning/remembrance) Remark/Notes
Muharram
1MMourning of Muharram startscontinues for 2 months and 8 days until the 8th of Rabi-al-awwal
2MArrival of Imam Hussain in Karbalā, 61 A.H.
3MWater supply to Imam Husain & his companions was stopped in Karbalā
7 M Stored water in the tents runs out
9MTassooa/Shab-e-A'ashooraNight of A'ashoora
10MA'ashooraMartyrdom of Imam Hussain & his companions, 61 A.H.
MShaam-e-GharibaEvening of A'ashoora
12MSiyyum of Shaheed-e-Karbala3rd day of A'ashoora
17RAam-ul-feelAbraha attacked on Ka'aba
18RQibla was changed from Bait-ul-Muqqaddas to Ka'bah, 2 A.H.
20M10th day of A'ashoora
25MMartyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H.
30M20th day of A'ashoora
Safar
1RBattle of Sif'feen, 37 A.H.
Mprisoners of Karbalā entered Yazid's palace in Syria
7RBirth of Imam Musa-e-Kazim, 128 A.H.Due to mourning span it is not celebrated.
10Mmartyrdom of Janab-e-Sakina, youngest daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā
M30th day of A'ashoora
RVictory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan
12RBirth of Janab-e-Salman-e-Farsi
17MMartyrdom of Imam Ali Reza, 203 A.H.According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Zul'Hijjah
20MAr'baeen/Chehlum40th day of A'ashoora
28MWafat of Muhammad, 11 A.H.
MMartyrdom of Imam Hasan, 50 A.H.
Rabi-al-awwal
1RHijrat (migration) of Muhammad
5RWafat of Janab-e-Masooma-e-Qum
8MMartyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H.
9CEid-e-Zahra
CImamat day of Imam-e-Zaman
14RYazid was killed
15RFirst mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 A.H.
17CBirth of Muhammad, 53 B.H.
CBirth of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq, 83 A.H.
18RBirth of Janab-e-Umm-e-Kulsum Bint-e-Ali
Rabi-al-aakhir
8CBirth of Imam Hasan Askari, 232 A.H.
Jamadi-al-awwal
1RDeath of Harun Rashid
10RBattle of the Camel
14MMartyrdom of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 11 A.H.According to some scholars on 13th of same month or 3rd Jamadi-ul-Aakhir
15CBirth of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 37 A.H.According to some scholars on 15th of Jamadi-ul-Aakhir or 5th Shabaan
Jamadi-al-aakhir
13Rdeath of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)
20CBirth of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 8 B.H.
26MMartyrdom of Imam Ali NaqiAccording to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab
Rajab
1CBirth of Imam Mohammed Baqir, 57 A.H.
7CBirth of Abbas, 36 A.H.According to some scholars on 4th Shabaan
10CBirth of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 195 A.H.
13CBirth of Imam Ali, 23 B.H.
15MMartyrdom of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq
18RWafat Ibrahim
20CBirth of Janab-e-Sakina
22CKoo'nda (table cloth dinner)Niyaz/Nazr of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq
24RBirth of Janab-e-Ali-Asgar
25MMartyrdom of Imam Musa-e-Kazim
26RWafat of Abu Talib
27CEid-e-Meraj/Yaum-e-Be'asat
28MImam Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Medina, 60 A.H.
Shaban
1CBirth of Janab-e-Zainab, 6 A.H.
3CBirth of Imam Hussain, 4 A.H.
4CBirth of Ghazi Abbas
5RBirth of Janab-e-Ali Akbar
Rdeath of Janab-e-Fizza, the hand-maiden (Qaneez) of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra
7RBirth of Janab-e-Qasim
14RShab-e-Ba'raat
15CBirth of Imam-e-Zaman
Ramzan
4RNuzool Tawraitthe Torah (Tawrat) was bestowed on Moses (Musa)
10Rdeath of Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubrafirst wife of Muhammed
12RNuzool InjeelGospel (Injil) was bestowed on Jesus (Isa)
15RBirth of Imam Hasan
17RBattle of Badr, first battle of Islam was won by the Muslims
18RNuzool Zuboorthe Psalms (Zabur) were bestowed on David (Dawood)
19MShab-e-Qadr Yaum-e-ZarbatImam Ali was struck on the head by a sword and wounded, 40 A.H.
20RFateh MeccaConquest of Mecca
21MShab-e-Qadr Martyrdom of Imam Ali, 40 A.H.Imam Ali died due to injuries he sustained by a sword
22RNuzool Quranthe Quran was bestowed on Muhammed
xxRJumaatulwidalast Friday of Ramzan
Shawwal
1CEid-ul-Fitr
2RBattle of the Trench (Khandak)
8MYaum-e-GhamJanat-ul-Baqi destroyed by Ibn Saud
9RJanab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed
10RGhaibat-e-Kubra-e-Imam-e-Zaman
15RShahadat of Hamzah in Battle of Uhud, 3 A.H.According to Mafatih & Allama Jawadi
29RBirth of Abu Talib
Zilqad
1RBirth of Janab-e-Masoom-e-Qum
6RTreaty of Hudaibiya was executed, 6 A.H.
11CBirth of Imam Ali Reza, 148 A.H.
25REid-e-Dahwool-e-ArzThe earth was spread
RKhana Ka'ba was established
RBirth of Ibrahim
RBirth of Isa
29MMartyrdom of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 220 A.H.
Zilhaj
1RSayeda Fatima married to Ali, 2 B.H.
3RRenunciation of Adam accepted
7MMartyrdom of Imam Mohammad Baqir, 114 A.H.
8MImam Hussain started from Mecca to Karbala, 60 A.H.
9RDay of ArafahIt is also a day of supererogatory fasting.
MMartyrdom of Janab-e-Muslim ibn Aqil & Hani ibn Urwah in Kufa, 60 A.H.
10CEid-uz-Zuha
15CBirth of Imam Ali Naqi, 212 A.H.According to some scholars on 2nd Rajab or 5th Rajab
16MWafat of Janab-e-Zainab
18CEid-e-Ghadeer
19RSayeda Fatima went to Ali's house after their marriage
23RMartyrdom of Farzand-e-Muslim, 60 A.H.
24CEid-e-Mubahila
27RWafat of Janab-e-Meesum-e-Tammaar, 60 A.H.
Type symbols: C = Celebration, M = Mourning, R = Remembrance;

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

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