Shia Days Of Remembrance
The following page lists various days of Shia days of remembrance, celebration, and mourning.
Twelvers
The following is a list of days of celebration, mourning, and remembrance as observed by Twelver Shia Muslims:
List of celebration, mourning, and remembrance as observed by Twelver Shi’a Muslims | ||||
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Date | Type | Event | Remark/Notes | |
Muharram | ||||
1 | M | Mourning of Muharram starts | continues for 2 months and 8 days until the 8th of Rabi-al-awwal | |
2 | M | Arrival of Husayn ibn Ali in Karbalā, 61 AH | ||
3 | M | Water supply to the camp of Husayn ibn Ali was stopped | ||
7 | M | Stored water in the tents of the camp of Husayn ibn Ali runs out | ||
9 | M | Eve of Ashura | Called “Tāsūʿā” in Arabic | |
10 | M | Day of Ashura | Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali & his companions in 61 AH | |
M | Night of ʿĀshūrāʾ | Called “Shaam-e-Ghariba” in Persian and Urdu | ||
12 | M | Burial of the martyrs of Karbala by Bani Asad | Aided by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin according to mystic belief | |
17 | R | Abraha attacked the Kaʿbah in the Year of the Elephant | ||
18 | R | Changing of the Qibla | From Al-Aqsa Mosque to the Kaʿbah, 2 AH | |
20 | M | 10th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ | ||
25 | M | Martyrdom of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 95 AH | ||
30 | M | 20th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ | ||
Safar | ||||
1 | R | Battle of Siffin, 37 AH | ||
M | Prisoners of Karbalā reach Yazid’s palace in Syria | |||
7 | R | Birth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, 128 AH | Due to the mourning of Karbala it is not celebrated | |
10 | M | Martyrdom of Ruqayyah bint Husayn, youngest daughter of Husayn ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā | 13 Safar is most authentic | |
M | 30th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ | |||
R | Victory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan | |||
12 | R | Birth of Salman the Persian | ||
17 | M | Martyrdom of Ali ar-Ridha, 203 AH | According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Dhu al-Qi’dah | |
20 | M | Ar’baeen / Chehlum | 40th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ | |
28 | M | Martyrdom of Muhammad, 11 AH | ||
M | Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, 50 AH | |||
Rabi’ al-Awwal | ||||
1 | R | Hijrah | The migration of Muhammad | |
4 | M | Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Musa | ||
8 | M | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari, 260 AH | ||
9 | C | Eid-e-Zahra | ||
14 | C | Death of Yazid | ||
15 | R | First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 AH | ||
17 | C | Birth of Muhammad, 53 BH Mawlid | ||
C | Birth of Ja’far al-Sadiq, 83 AH | 6th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | ||
18 | C | Birth of Umm Kulthum bint Ali | ||
Rabi’ al-Thani | ||||
8 | C | Birth of Hasan al-Askari, 232 AH | 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
Jumada al-Awwal | ||||
10 | R | Battle of the Camel | ||
13 | M | Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH | According to some scholars on the 3rd of Jamadi al-Thani | |
15 | C | Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 37 AH | Popular opinion is 5th of Shaʿbān | |
Jumada al-Thani | ||||
3 | M | Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH | According to some scholars on the 13th of Jumada al-Awwal | |
13 | M | Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali) | ||
20 | C | Birth of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 8 BH | ||
26 | M | Martyrdom of Ali al-Hadi | According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab | |
Rajab | ||||
1 | C | Birth of Muhammad al-Baqir, 57 AH | 5th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
7 | C | Birth of Abbas ibn Ali, 36 AH | Popular opinion is 4th of Shaʿbān | |
10 | C | Birth of Muhammad al-Taqi, 195 AH | 9th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
13 | C | Birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 23 BH | 1st Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
15 | M | Martyrdom of Ja’far al-Sadiq | ||
18 | R | Death of Abraham | According to one narration | |
20 | C | Birth of Sukaynah bint Husayn | Teenage daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala | |
22 | C | Koo’nda (table cloth dinner) | Cultural Indo-Pak and Iranian day of feasting based on one narration of Ja’far al-Sadiq | |
24 | C | Birth of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn | ||
25 | M | Martyrdom of Musa al-Kadhim | ||
26 | M | Martyrdom of Abu Talib | ||
27 | C | Miʻrāj & day of Mabʻath | ||
28 | M | Believed to be the day that Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Madinah in 60 AH | ||
Shaʿbān | ||||
1 | C | Birth of Zaynab bint Ali, 6 A.H. | ||
3 | C | Birth of Husayn ibn Ali, 4 A.H. | 3rd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
4 | C | Birth of Abbas ibn Ali | ||
5 | C | Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin | 4th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
11 | C | Birth of Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn | ||
14 | C | Birth of Qasim ibn Hasan | ||
14 | R | Laylat al Bara’at | ||
17 | C | Birth of Ruqayyah bint Husayn | Infant daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala | |
Ramadhan | ||||
4 | R | Descending of the Torah (according to one narration) | The Torah (Tawrat) was bestowed on Moses (Musa) | |
10 | M | Death of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid | First wife of Muhammad | |
12 | R | Descending of the Gospel (according to one narration) | The Gospel (Injil) was bestowed on Jesus (Isa) | |
14 | M | Martyrdom of Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd Al-Thaqafi | ||
15 | C | Birth of Hasan ibn Ali | 2nd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
17 | R | Battle of Badr | ||
18 | R | Descending of the Psalms (according to one narration) | The Psalms (Zabur) were bestowed on David (Dawood) | |
19 | M | Laylat al-Qadr & “Day of Striking” | Ali ibn Abi Talib was struck on the head by a sword and fatally wounded, 40 AH | |
20 | R | Victorious Conquest of Mecca | ||
21 | M | Laylat al-Qadr & Martyrdom of Ali, 40 AH | Ali ibn Abi Talib dies due to injuries sustained by the sword | |
23 | R | Laylat al-Qadr | ||
xx | R | Last Friday of Ramadhan | ||
Shawwal | ||||
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 | ||
Dhu al-Qi’dah | ||||
1 | R | Birth of Fatimah bint Musa | ||
6 | R | Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 AH | ||
11 | C | Birth of Ali ar-Ridha, 148 AH | 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims | |
25 | R | “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 | |
29 | M | Martyrdom of Muhammad al-Taqī, 220 AH | ||
Dhu al-Hijjah | ||||
1 | R | Marriage of Fatimah bint Muhammad to Ali, 2 BH | ||
3 | R | Renunciation of Adam accepted | ||
7 | M | Martyrdom of Muhammad al-Baqir, 114 AH | ||
8 | M | Husayn ibn Ali leaves Makkah for Karbala, 60 AH | ||
9 | R | Day of Arafah | It is also a day of supererogatory fasting. | |
M | Martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqeel & Hani ibn Urwa in Kufa, 60 AH | |||
10 | C | Eid al-Adha | ||
15 | C | Birth of Ali al-Hadi, 212 AH | 10th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims. According to some scholars on 2nd Rajab or 5th Rajab | |
16 | M | Martyrdom of Zaynab bint Ali | ||
18 | C | Eid al-Ghadeer | ||
19 | R | Fatimah went to Ali’s house after their marriage | ||
23 | R | Martyrdom of the children of Muslim ibn Aqeel, 60 AH | Buried in Musayyib, Iraq | |
24 | C | Eid al-Mubahila | ||
27 | R | Martyrdom 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. |
Adapted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia