1. Muharram

2. Safar

3. Rabi ul Awal

4. Rabi ul Thaany

5. Jumaada ul Awal

6. Jumaada ul Aakhar (Thaany)

7. Rajab

8. Shobaan

9. Ramadan

10. Shawwaal

11. Zhul Qa'dah

12. Zhul Hijjah

Muharram
1^st - Islamic New Year  
1^st- The supplication of Prophet Zakariyyah (p.b.u.h) accepted.
1^st- Battle of Dhatal Ruqqa' and the revelation of the verse of Salaatul Khawf in 6 AH
2^nd- Imam Hussain ibn Ali [A.S.] reaches Kerbala
3^rd- Umar al-Sa'ad arrives in Karbala
4^th- Imam Hussain [A.S.]'s camp was moved from near the River Euphrates
4^th- Prophet Moussa [A.S.] crossed The River Nile and Pharaoh and his army drowned
6^th- 30,000 of Yazid's army arrive in Kerbala
7^th- Access to Euphrates River was blocked by the enemy
9^th- Yaumul Tasu'a: The Imam [A.S.] was surrounded by enemies/Eve of Ashoora

10^th- Day of Ashoora  

11^th- The Prophet’s [S.W.S.] grand-daughters [A.S.] and his grandsons [A.S.], Imam Ali Zayn Al-Abidin [A.S.] and Imam Muhmmad Al-Baqir [A.S.] and other members of the Holy Prophet’s [S.W.S.] Ahlul Bait were shackled, taken prisoner,  taken to Kufa and then to Damascus. (Ash Shams)
11^th- Wafat of Adam Safiyyullah [A.S.]
12^th- Ziyarat Shuhada e Kerbala and the arrival in Kufa of the Ahlul Bait [A.S.]
13^th- Burial of the Martyrs [A.S.] [according to one source]
16^th- Changing of Qibla from Baitil Maqdas to The Kaaba in Makkah, 2 AH (according to another source 17^th Muharram)
17^th- Changing of Qibla from Baitil Maqdas to the Kaa’ba in Makkah, 2 AH (according to another source 16^th Muharram)
17^th- Abraha and his army advanced on The Ka'aba to destroy it but instead were visited by punishment of Allah [S.W.T.]
20^th 10^th of Shuhada e Kerbala
25^th- Martyrdom (Istishhad) Al-Imam Zayn Al-Abidin [A.S.]
30^th 20^th of Shuhada e Kerbala

Safar
3^rd- Mawled Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir [A.S]
7^th- Martyrdom Imam Al-Hassan al-Mujtaba [A.S] (according to another source 28^th Safar)
7^th- Mawled Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.]
8^th- Wafat Salman Al Farsy
10^th- 30^th of Shuhada e Kerbala
13^th- Martyrdom Sakina bint Hussain [A.S] (according to another source 5^th Rabi ul Awal)
17^th- Martyrdom Imam Ali Al-Rida [A.S] ( according to another source 29^th Safar)
19^th- Abraha and his army advanced on The Ka'aba to destroy it but instead were visited by punishment of Allah [S.W.T.]
20^th- Arba’ein Imam Al-Hussain ibn Ali al-Shuhadat [A.S.]
25^th- Wafat Lady Maryam bint Imran [A.S]
26^th- Martyrdom Sons of Muslim [A.S.] (disputed date)
28^th- Martyrdom Prophet Mohammad [S.W.S.] ( disputed date)
28^th- Martyrdom Imam Al-Hassan al-Mujtaba ibn Ali [A.S] (according to another source 7^th Safar)
29^th- Martyrdom Imam Ali Al-Rida [A.S.] ( disputed date )

Rabi ul Awal
5^th- Martyrdom Sakina bint Hussain [A.S.] (according to another source 13^th Safar)
8^th- Martyrdom Imam Hassan Al-Askari ibn Ali [A.S.]
8^th- Beginning of Al-ghayba Al Soghra
9^th- Eid e Zehra
10^th- The Holy Prophet [S.W.S.] marriage to Lady Khadija [A.S.]
12^th- Mawled Prophet Mohammad [S.W.S.] (according to another source 17^th Rabi ul Awal)
12^th- Mawled Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.] (according to another source 17^th Rabi ul Awal)
12^th- Martyrdom Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.] (according to other sources 15^th Rajab, 15^th or 25^th Shawwal)
17^th- Mawled Prophet Mohammad [S.W.S.] (according to another source 12^th Rabi ul Awal)
26^th- Demise of Abu Talib [A.S.]

Rabi ul Thaany
8^th- Mawled Imam Hassan Al-Askari [A.S]

Jumaada ul Awal
4^th or 5^th (according to two sources) Mawled Lady Zaynab bint Ali [A.S.]
13^th- Passing of  Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra [A.S.] (according to another source 3^rd Jamaada ul Aakhar, Wiladat 10^th Jumaadah ul Akhar)

Jumaada ul Aakhar (Thaany)
3^rd- Passing of  Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra [A.S.] (according to another source, 13^rd Jamaada ul Awal, Wiladat 10^th Jumaadah ul Akhar)
10^th- Battle of Jamal
10^th- Wiladat Lady Fatimah bint Mohammad [A.S.]
20^th- Mawled Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra [A.S.] (according to another source 1^st Zhul Qa’dah)

Rajab
1^st- Mawled Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir [A..S.]
2^nd- Mawled Imam Ali Al-Naqi Al-Hadi [A.S.]
3^rd- Martyrdom Imam Ali Al-Naqi Al-Hadi [A.S.]
10^th- Mawled Imam Mohammad Al-Taqi Al-Jawad [A.S.]
13^th- Mawled Amirul Momineen Ali [A.S.]
14^th- Birth of Prophet Ibrahim [A.S.] ( according to another source 1^st Zhul Hajjah)
14^th- Wafat Lady Zaynab [A.S.] (according to another source 15^th Rajab, 16^th Zhul Hajjah)
15^th- Wafat Lady Zaynab [A.S.] (according to another source 14^th Rajab, 16^th Zhul Hajjah)
15^th- Martyrdom Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.] (according to other sources 12^th Rabi ul Awal, 15^th or 25^th Shewwal)
25^th- Martyrdom Imam Musa Al-Kazim [A.S.]
26^th- Wafat Abu Talib [A.S.] (according to another source 7^th Ramadan)
26^th- Night of Mia-Raaj
28^th- Imam Hussain ibn Ali [A.S.] left Medina for Kerbala

Shabaan
3^rd- Mawled Imam Al-Hussain ibn Ali [A.S.]
4^th- Mawled Abbas ibn Ali [A.S.]
5^th- Mawled Ali Ibn Al-Hussain [A.S.]
6^th- Birth of Lady Zaynab bint Ali  [A.S.] (according to another source 1^st Shawwaal)
7^th- Mawled of Qasim bin Hassan [A.S.]
11^th- Mawled Ali Al-Akbar [A.S.]
15^th- Mawled Imam Al-Hojjah (Mehdi) [A.S.] (according to another source 16^th Shabaan)
15^th- Shab e Baraat
16^th- Mawled Imam Saahibuz Zamaan [A.S.] (according to another source 15^th Shabaan)
28^th- and 29^th (3^rd and 2^nd last days of Shabaan) fast prior to Ramadan

Ramadan
1^st- Beginning of Ramadan fast
6^th- Bay’at Imam Ali Al-Rida [A.S.]
7^th- Wafat Abi Talib [A.S.] (according to another source 26^th Rajab)
8^th- Wafat Lady Khadija [A.S.] (according to another source 10^th Ramadan)
10^th- Wafat Lady Khadija [A.S.] (according to another source 8^th Ramadan)
11^th- Day of Mo’akhaat
15^th- Mawled Imam Al-Hassan al-Mujtaba [A.S.]

17^th- The first possible nights of Laylat ul-Qadr (according to another source 19^th Ramadan) [only Allah swt knows]
19^th- Dharba Amirul Momineen Al Imam Ali [A.S.]
19^th- The first nights of Laylat ul-Qadr (according to another source 17^th Ramadan)
21^st-  Istish-had Amirul Momineen Imam Ali [A.S.]
21^st- Nights of Laylat ul-Qadr cont.
22^nd- Demise of Prophet Moussa [A.S.]
23^rd- Laylat-ul Qadr
28^th- Jumatul Wida

  Shawwaal
1^st- Eid Al-Fitr
1^st- Birth of Lady Zaynab [A.S.] (according to another source 6^th Sha’baan)
4^th- Beginning of Ghaybeh Al-Kobra – the living Imam [A.S.] became invisible (according to another source 10^th Shawaal)
8^th- Demolition of Jannatul Baqee
10^th- Beginning of Ghaybeh Al-Kobra – the living Imam [A.S.] became invisible (according to another source 4^th Shawaal)
14^th- Splitting of the moon for the Holy Prophet [S.W.S.]
14^th or 15^th (according to two sources) Martyrdom of Hamza [A.S.]
15^th- Martyrdom Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.] (according to other sources 12^th Rabi ul Awal, 15^th Rajab)
15^th- Battle of Uhod
25^th- Martyrdom Al Imam Jafar As-Sadiq [A.S.] (according to other sources 12^th Rabi ul Awal, 15^th Rajab)

Zhul Qa’dah
1^st- Mawled Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra [A.S.] (according to another source 20^th Jumaada ul Akhar)
5^th- Construction of the Ka’aba
11^th- Mawled of Imam Ali Al-Rida [A.S.] (according to another source 23^rd Zhul Qa’dah)
23^rd-  Mawled of Imam Ali Al-Rida [A.S.] (according to another source 11^th Zhul Qa’dah)
25^th- Birth of Ibrahim ibn Muhammad.
25^th- Birth of Prophet Isa [A.S.]
25^th- Eid Dahwal
26^th- Martyrdom Imam Mohammad Al-Taqi Al-Jawad [A.S.] (according to another source 30^th Zhul Qa’dah)
30^th- Martyrdom Imam  Mohammad Al-Taqi Al-Jawad [A.S.] .] (according to another source 26^th Zhul Qa’dah)

Zhul Hajjah       (Sacred Month) 
1^st- The Marriage of Amirul Momineen Ali [A.S.] and Lady Fatimah bint Mohammad [A.S.]
1^st- Mawled Prophet Ibrahim [A.S.] (according to another source 14^th Rajab)
7^th- Wafat Imam Mohammad Al-Baqir [A.S.]
9^th- Day of Arafa
9^th- Wafat Muslim Ibn Aqeel [A.S.]
10^th- Eid Al Adha
15^th- Mawled Imam Al-Hadi [A.S.]
16^th- Passing of Lady Zaynab [A.S.] (according to another source 14^th or 15^th Rajab)
18^th- Eid Al-Ghadeer
22^nd- Maythem Al-Tammar
24^th- Eid Al-Mubaahila
28^th- Battle of Harreh

Key Terms:
Wafat – Death
Mawled – Birth

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