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
|
| 1 |
M |
Mourning of Muharram starts |
continues for 2 months and 8 days until the 8th of Rabi-al-awwal |
| 2 |
M |
Arrival of Imam Hussain in Karabala, 61 A.H. |
|
| 7 |
M |
Water supply to Imam Husain & his companions was stopped in Karbala |
|
| 9 |
M |
Tassooa/Shab-e-A'ashoora |
Night of A'ashoora |
| 10 |
M |
A'ashoora |
Martyrdom of Imam Hussain & his companions, 61 A.H. |
| M |
Shaam-e-Ghariba |
Evening of A'ashoora |
| 12 |
M |
Siyyum of Shaheed-e-Karbala |
3rd day of A'ashoora |
| 17 |
R |
Aam-ul-feel |
Abraha attacked on Ka'aba |
| 18 |
R |
Qibla was changed from Bait-ul-Muqqaddas to Ka'bah, 2 A.H. |
|
| 20 |
M |
10th day of A'ashoora |
|
| 25 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H. |
|
| 29/30 |
M |
20th day of A'ashoora |
|
|
Safar
|
| 1 |
R |
Battle of Sif'feen, 37 A.H. |
|
| M |
prisoners of Karbalā entered Yazid's Palace in Syria |
| 7 |
R |
Birth of Imam Musa-e-Kazim, 128 A.H. |
Due to mourning span it is not celebrated. |
| 10 |
M |
martyrdom of Janab-e-Sakina, youngest daughter of Hussain ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā |
|
| M |
30th day of A'ashoora |
|
| R |
Victory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan |
|
| 12 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Salman-e-Farsi |
|
| 17 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali Reza, 203 A.H. |
According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Zul'Hijjah |
| 20 |
M |
Ar'baeen/Chehlum |
40th day of A'ashoora |
| 28 |
M |
Wafat of Muhammad, 11 A.H. |
|
| M |
Martyrdom of Imam Hasan, 50 A.H. |
|
|
Rabi-al-awwal
|
| 1 |
R |
Hijrat (migration) of Muhammad |
|
| 5 |
R |
Wafat of Janab-e-Masooma-e-Qum |
|
| 8 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H. |
| 9 |
C |
Eid-e-Zahra |
|
| C |
Imamat day of Imam-e-Zaman(a.t.f.s.) |
|
| 10 |
R |
Wafat of Janab-e-Abd'al Muttalib |
|
| 14 |
R |
Yazid (l.a.) was killed |
|
| 15 |
R |
First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 A.H. |
|
| 17 |
C |
Birth of Muhammad, 53 B.H. |
|
| C |
Birth of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq, 83 A.H. |
|
| 18 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Umm-e-Kulsum Bint-e-Ali |
|
|
Rabi-al-aakhir
|
| 8 |
C |
Birth of Imam Hasan Askari, 232 A.H. |
|
|
Jamadi-al-awwal
|
| 1 |
R |
Death of Harun Rashid |
|
| 10 |
R |
Battle of Camel(Jamel) |
|
| 14 |
M |
Martyrdom of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 11 A.H. |
According to some scholars on 13th of same month or 3rd Jamadi-ul-Aakhir |
| 15 |
C |
Birth of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen(a.s), 37 A.H. |
According to some scholars on 15th of Jamadi-ul-Aakhir or 5th Shabaan |
|
Jamadi-al-aakhir
|
| 13 |
R |
death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali) |
|
| 20 |
C |
Birth of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 8 B.H. |
|
| 26 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali Naqi(a.s) |
According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab |
|
Rajab
|
| 1 |
C |
Birth of Imam Mohammed Baqir, 57 A.H. |
|
| 7 |
C |
Birth of Hazrat Abbas, 36 A.H. |
According to some scholars on 4th Shabaan |
| 10 |
C |
Birth of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 195 A.H. |
|
| 13 |
C |
Birth of Imam Ali, 23 B.H. |
|
| 15 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq |
|
| 18 |
R |
Wafat Hazrat Ibrahim |
|
| 20 |
C |
Birth of Janab-e-Sakina |
|
| 22 |
C |
Koo'nda (table cloth dinner) |
Niyaz/Nazr of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq |
| 24 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Ali-Asgar |
|
| 25 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Musa-e-Kazim |
|
| 26 |
R |
Wafat of Hazrat Abu Talib |
|
| 27 |
C |
Eid-e-Meraj/Yaum-e-Be'asat |
|
| 28 |
M |
Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Medina, 60 A.H. |
|
|
Shaban
|
| 1 |
C |
Birth of Janab-e-Zainab, 6 A.H. |
|
| 3 |
C |
Birth of Imam Hussain, 4 A.H. |
|
| 5 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Ali Akbar |
|
| R |
death of Janab-e-Fizza, the hand-maiden (Qaneez) of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra |
|
| 7 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Qasim |
|
| 14 |
R |
Shab-e-Ba'raat |
|
| 15 |
C |
Birth of Imam-e-Zaman(a.t.f.s.) |
|
|
Ramzan
|
| 4 |
R |
Nuzool Tawrait |
the Torah (Tawrat) was bestowed on Moses (Musa) |
| 10 |
R |
death of Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra – first wife of Muhammed |
|
| 12 |
R |
Nuzool Injeel |
Gospel (Injil) was bestowed on Jesus (Isa) |
| 15 |
R |
Birth of Imam Hasan |
|
| 17 |
R |
Battle of Badr, first battle of Islam was won by the Muslims |
|
| 18 |
R |
Shab-e-Qadr |
|
| R |
Nuzool Zuboor |
the Psalms (Zabur) were bestowed on David (Dawood) |
| 19 |
M |
Yaum-e-Zarbat |
Imam Ali(a.s) was struck on the head by a sword and wounded, 40 A.H. |
| 20 |
R |
Shab-e-Qadr |
|
| R |
Fateh Mecca |
Conquest of Mecca |
| 21 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Ali, 40 A.H. |
Imam Ali(a.s) died due to injuries he sustained by a sword |
| 22 |
R |
Shab-e-Qadr |
|
| R |
Nuzool Quran |
the Quran was bestowed on Muhammed |
| xx |
R |
Jumaatulwida |
last Friday of Ramzan |
|
Shawwal
|
| 1 |
C |
Eid-ul-Fitr |
|
| 2 |
R |
Battle of the Trench (Khandak) |
|
| 8 |
M |
Yaum-e-Gham |
Janat-ul-Baqi destroyed by Ibn-e-Saud(l.a.) |
| 9 |
R |
Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed |
|
| 10 |
R |
Ghaibat-e-Kubra-e-Imam-e-Zaman(a.t.f.s.) |
|
| 15 |
R |
Shahadat of Hazrat Hamzah in Battle of Uhud, 3 A.H. |
According to Mafatih & Allama Jawadi |
| 29 |
R |
Birth of Hazrat Abu Talib |
|
|
Zilqad
|
| 1 |
R |
Birth of Janab-e-Masoom-e-Qum |
|
| 6 |
R |
Treaty of Hudaibiya was executed, 6 A.H. |
|
| 11 |
C |
Birth of Imam Ali Reza, 148 A.H. |
|
| 25 |
R |
Eid-e-Dahwool-e-Arz |
The earth was spread |
| R |
Khana Ka'ba was established |
|
| R |
Birth of Hazrat Ibrahim |
|
| R |
Birth of Hazrat Isa |
|
| 29 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 220 A.H. |
|
|
Zilhaj
|
| 1 |
R |
Sayeda Fatima married to Hazrat Ali, 2 B.H. |
|
| 3 |
R |
Renunciation of Hazrat Adam accepted |
|
| 7 |
M |
Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Baqir, 114 A.H. |
|
| 8 |
M |
Imam Hussain started from Mecca to Karbala, 60 A.H. |
|
| 9 |
R |
Day of Arafah |
It is also a day of supererogatory fasting. |
| M |
Martyrdom of Janab-e-Muslim ibn Aqil & Hazrat Hani ibn Urwah in Kufa, 60 A.H. |
|
| 10 |
C |
Eid-uz-Zuha |
|
| 15 |
C |
Birth of Imam Ali Naqi(a.s), 212 A.H. |
According to some scholars on 2nd Rajab or 5th Rajab |
| 16 |
M |
Wafat of Janab-e-Zainab |
|
| 18 |
C |
Eid-e-Ghadeer |
|
| 19 |
R |
Sayeda Fatima went to Hazrat Ali's house after their marriage |
|
| 23 |
R |
Martyrdom of Farzand-e-Muslim, 60 A.H. |
|
| 24 |
C |
Eid-e-Mubahila |
|
| 27 |
R |
Wafat 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.
|
