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The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 lunar months is 12 x 29.53=354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter (11 Days) than a solar year, and therefore it shifts with respect to the Gregorian calendar.

Islamic Calender was first introduced in 638 CE.The actual starting date for the calendar was chosen (on the basis of purely lunar years, counting backwards) to be the first day of the first month (1 Muharram) of the year of the Hijrah.

Months of an Islamic Year.

  • muharram.gifMuharram: The word "Muharram" means "Forbidden."

    In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates. It seemed in those days insignificant from the historical point of view. A large army which had been mobilised by the Umayyad regime besieged a group of persons numbering less than a hundred and put them under pressure to pay allegiance to the Caliph of the time and submit to his authority. The small group resisted and a severe battle took place in which they were all killed.

    It appeared at that time that like hundreds of similar events, this battle would be recorded in history and forgotten in time. However, the events that occurred on the 10th day of Muharram in Kerbala were to become a beacon and an inspiration for future generations.

  • 01 New Hijrate year.
  • 02: Imam Hussain (AS) arrives in Karbala.
  • 10: Al-Taff Battle & Martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS), yr 61 AH. See Camp
  • 11: Sabi Alul Rasool from Karbala to Kufa, yr 61 AH.
  • 13: Burial of Taff Martyrs, yr 61 AH.
  • 19: Sabaya arrives heads for Sham, yr 61 AH.
  • 25: Wafat Imam Ali bin AlHussain (alSajjad) (as), yr 95 AH.
  • 25: alQadessiya Battle, yr 14 AH

     
  • safar.gif Safar: The second Month of Islamic Calender.
  • 01: Sabaya arrives in Sham, yr 61 AH.
  • 01: Seffine Battle, yr 37 AH.
  • 07/08: Birth of Imam Moussa alKadhem (as), yr 128 AH.
  • 08: Wafat Salman alFarisi, yaer 35 AH.
  • 09: Martyrdom of Ammar bin Yasser in Seffine, age 93, yr 37 AH.
  • 09: alNahrawan Battle, yr 38 AH.
  • 17: Wafat Imam AlRidha (as), yr 203 AH.
  • 20: Arbaeen (40th)of Imam Hussain (as),
  • Sabaya arrive back in Karbala on route to Madina.
  • 28: Wafat AlRasool Alakram Muhammad (pbuh), yr 11 AH.
  • 28: Martyrdom of Imam alHassan (as), yr 50 AH.
  • rabbi_1st.gif Rabi-Al-Awwal: It is the third month of Islamic year, means "First month of spring."
  • 01: Prophet's (pbuh) Hijra to Yathreb reaching Ghar Thor.
  • Imam Ali's (as) mabeet in Prophet's place.
  • 03: Prophet (pbuh) leaves Ghar Thor for Yathreb.
  • 05: Wafat S.Sakina bint alHussain (as), yr 117 AH.
  • 08: Wafat Imam Hassan alAskari (as), yr 260 AH.
  • 10: Wafat Abdul Mattaleb (Grand Father of Prophet pbuh)
  • 10: Marriage of Prophet (pbuh) and S. Khadija (as)
  • 12: Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) arrives in Yathreb.
  • 15: Qibaa, First Mosque in Islam.
  • 17: Birth of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), yr of alfeel/elephant.
  • 17: Birth of Imam Jaafar alSadeq (as), yr 83 AH.
  • 18: Building of alMasjid alNabawi in Madina.
  • 26: Imam alHassan (as) resolves conciliation, yr 41 AH.
  • rabi_3rd.gif Rabi-Al-Thani: Fourth month of Islamic year.
  • 02: Hittine Battle.
  • 08: Birth of Imam Hassan AlAskari (as), yr 232 AH
     
  • jamad1.gif Jumada-Al-Awwal: Fifth month of Islamic year. In this month, the Battle "Moota" took place in 8 A.H, a war in which th Holy Prophet did not participate. 
  • 05: Birth of Sayeda Zainab (as), yr 5 AH.
  • 10: al-Jamal Battle, yr 36 AH.
  • 13: Wafat of Fatima AlZahraa (as) yr 11 AH.
  • 15: Birth of Imam Zainul Abideen (as), yr 38 AH, or on 5 Shaaban.

  • jamad2.gif Jumada-Al-Thani: Sixth mont of Islamic year. 
  • 10: Battle of Mu'ta & Martyrdom of Jaafar alTayyar, yr 8 AH.
  • 13: Wafat Fatima Um albaneen- mother of alAbbas (as).
  • 20: Birth of Fatima alZahrra (as), yr 5 BH.

  • rajab.gif Rajab: Senth month of Islamic year, means "to respect." The Holy Prophet ascended to Heaven on the 27th of Rajab on either Sunday or Monday (Mi'raaj) and also the battle of Tabook took place in the year 9 A.H. This was the last battle in which the Holy Prophet participated. 
  • 01: Birth of Imam Muhammad alBaqer (as), year 57 AH.
  • 02: Birth of Imam Ali alHadi (as), year 212 AH.
  • 03: Wafat of Imam Ali alHadi (as), year 254 AH.
  • 10: Birth of Imam Muhammad alJawad bin Ali (as), year 195 AH.
  • 12: Wafat of AlAbbas bin Abdul Muttaleb.
  • 12: Imam Ali (as) arrives in Kufa, year 36 AH.
  • 13: Birth of Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (as) in Kaaba, year 30 of alFeel.
  • 15: Qiblah redirection from Quds to Kaaba, year 2 AH.
  • 15: Aqd Qaran Fatima alZahraa (as) & Imam Ali (as).
  • 15: Wafat alAqila Zainab (as), year 62 AH.
  • 20: Birth of Sayeda Sukaina bint alHussain (as).
  • 20: Fat'h Khaibar by Imam Ali (as), year 7 AH;
  • Return of Jaafar alTayyar and his companions from alHabasha.
  • 25: Wafat Imam Moussa alKadhem (as) , year 183 AH.
  • 27: Be'tha of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), year 13 BH; and Israa & Miraj.
  • 29: Ghazwat Tabook, year 9 AH

  • sabban.gif Shaban: Eight month of Islamic year, mean Consecutively escalating or undisturbed increase. "Qibla", the direction to be adopted within salaah, was reverted back to the "Ka'aba" in Makkah (after being coverted to Baitul Muqaddas in Jerusalem for a short period of time). This took place two years after Hijraah on the 15th of Shaban. 
  • 02: Fasting of Ramadhan was prescribed on muslims, year 2 AH.
  • 03: Birth of Imam alHussain (as), year 4 AH.
  • 04: Birth of alAbbas bin Ali (as), year 26 AH.
  • 05: Birth of Imam Ali AlSajjad bin alHussain (as), year 38 AH.
  • 08: Lesser Ghayba of Imam alHujja (aj).
  • 11: Birth of Ali alAkbar bin alHussain (as), year 33 AH.
  • 15: Birth of Imam alHujja (aj) bin alHassan alAskari (as), year 255 AH.

  • ramazan.gif Ramadan: Ninth month of Islamic year, meaning derived from "RAMADHA", literally means "intense heat". Qur'an was revealed in Ramadan and also the first Battle in the Islamic History, "BATTLE OF BADR" took place on the 12th of Ramadan in year 2 A.H.
  • 01: Fasting Month.
  • 07: Wafat Abu Taleb, year 10 After Be'tha.
  • 10: Wafat Sayeda Khadija bint Khuwailed (as), year of Sadness.
  • 12: Day of brotherhood between Muhajereen & Ansar in Madina.
  • 15: Birth of Imam alHassan (as), year 3 AH.
  • 17: Ascension of Prophet (pbuh) - Urooj to Heavens.
  • 17: Ghazwat Badr, year 2 AH.
  • 19: Fatal attack on Imam Ali (as), year 40 AH.
  • 20: Fat'h Mecca, year 8 AH.
  • 21: Wafat of Imam Ali (as), year 40 AH.
  • 22: Night of Nuzool Holy Quran.

  • shawal.gif Shawwal: Tenth month of Islamic year, meaning uplift/breakage. The first day of Shawwal is Eid-Ul-Fitr, the day of festival and when all sins are forgiven as a reward for fasting and prayers in the month of Ramadan. 
  • 01: Eid alFitr
  • 03: alKhandaq / Trench Battle, year 5 AH.
  • 04: Greater Ghayba of Imam alHujja (aj) on demise of 4th deputy,
  • Ali bin Mohammad alSaimari., year 328/329 AH.
  • 05: Muslim bin Aqeel arrives in Kufa as envoy of Imam Hussain (as), year 60 AH.
  • 06: Ghazwat Hunain, year 8 AH.
  • 15: Ghazwat Uhod, year 3 AH; and Martyrdom of Hamza bin Abdul Muttaleb.
  • 25: Wafat Imam Jaafar alSadeq (as), year 148 AH.
  • 30: Wafat S. Ibrahim, son of our Prophet (pbuh) , year 10 AH.

  • sokad.gif Zul-Qa'dah: Eleventh month of Islamic year. The battle of 'khandaq (trench) or Ahzab' took place in the year 5 A.H.
  • 01: Birth of Sayeda Fatima alMasooma (as) bint Imam Moussa alKadhem (as).
  • 01: Solh alHudaibiya, year 6 AH.
  • 08: Hajj/ pilgrimage was prescribed, year 8 AH.
  • 11: Birth of Imam Ali alRidha bin Moussa alKadhem (as), year 148 AH.
  • 17: Imam Moussa alKadhem (as) departs Madina, year 179 AH.
  • 23: Ghazwat bani Quraydhah, year 5 AH.
  • 30: Wafat Imam Muhammad alJawad (as), year 220 AH.

  • ziqad.gifZul-Hijjah: Last month of Islamic year, meaning the month of "Hajj" (Pilgrimage). The fifth pillar of Islam "Hajj" is performed in this sacred month.
  • 01: Kaaba wash day.
  • 01: Marriage of Imam Ali (as) & Fatima alZahraa (as), year 2 AH.
  • 03: Prophet arrives in Mecca for Hajjat alWadaa, year 10 AH.
  • 07: Wafat Imam Muhammad alBaqer (as),, year 114 AH.
  • 09: Prophet (pbuh) orders all doors be shut to Mosque except Ali &Fatima's door.
  • 09: Arafa Day.
  • 09: Muslem bin Aqeel's martyrdom in Kufa, year 60 AH.
  • 10: Eid alAdha.
  • 10: Imam Ali (as) reports Surat Bara'ah to atheists, year 9 AH.
  • 15: Birth of Imam Ali alHadi (as), year 212 AH.
  • 18: Eid alGhadeer, year 10 AH.
  • 23: Martyrdom of Maytham alTammar, year 60 AH.
  • 24: Day of Mubahala with Nassara Najran, year 10 AH.
  • 25: Bay'at Amir alMomineen, year 35 AH.
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