Historical Anniversaries of Muharram

Muharram 1

• First day of Islamic Calendar

• Beginning of economic blockade of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Banu Hashim in the Shi'b Abi Talib 6 BH/616

• Battle of Dhat al-Riqa' 7/628

• First zakat collection 9/930

• Conquest of Egypt by 'Amr b. al-'As 20/640

• Demise of Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya 81/700

• Demise of Hasan al-'Amili, author of Ma'alim al-usul 1011/1602

• Demise of Mirza Ja'far Qazwini 1297/1879

• Demise of Murtada Taliqani 1363/1943

• Demise of Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Rafi'i Qazwini 1395/1975

• Demise of Sayyid 'Adb Allah Shirazi 1405/1984

Muharram 2

• Demise of the prophet Adam (a)

• Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala 61/680

• Demise of Abu al-Hasan Mas'ud b. 'Isa known as Shaykh Warram 605/1208

• Demise of Abu al-Hasan Ayazi 1423/2002

Muharram 3

• Prophet Yusuf's (a) rescue from prison

• Inviting the rulers of neighboring countries by Prophet Muhammad (s) 7/628

• Entrance of 'Umar b. Sa'd into Karbala 61/680

• Demise of Husayn 'Ali Muntaziri 1431/2009

Muharram 4

• 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad's speech against Imam al-Husayn in the Mosque of Kufa 61/680

• Martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir envoy of Imam al-Husayn (a) in to Kufa 61/680

• Demise of Ahmad Mujtahidi Tihrani 1429/2008

Muharram 5

• Banu Israel cross the sea under the leadership of Musa (a) (Moses)

• Dispatching the army by 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad in order to prevent people of Kufa from joining the army of Imam al-Husayn (a) 61/680

• Birth of Mir Hamid Husayn Hindi 1246/1830

• Demise of Fadil Maragha'i 1310/1892

• Demise of Sayyid Ja'far Shahrudi 1352/1933

• Demise of Muhammad Baqir Kamara'i 1416/1995

Muharram 6

• Martyrdom of the prophet John (a)

• Habib b. Mazahir asked Banu Asad to help Imam al-Husayn (a) in the Event of Karbala 61/680

• First siege of Euphrates by the army of Kufa during the Event of Karbala 61/680

• Demise of al-Sharif al-Radi 406/1015

Muharram 7

• Access of Imam al-Husayn's (a) to water was blocked during the Event of Karbala 61/680

• Birth of Sayyid Muhammad Hadi Milani 1313/1895

• Demise of Ja'far Nazari Naqdi 1370/1950

Muharram 8

• Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with 'Umar b. Sa'd during the Event of Karbala 61/680

• Demise of Ayatollah Mulla 'Ali Zanjani 1290/1873

Muharram 9

• Siege of Imam al-Husayn's camp during the Event of Karbala 61/680

• Sons of Um al-Banin were offered a safe-conduct before the battle of Ashura 61/680

• Imam al-Husayn's (a) request for postponing the war 61/680

• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Lawasani Tihrani 1356/1937

• Demise of Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Sharif Razi 1421/2000

• Demise of Ayatollah Mirza 'Ali Falsafi 1427/2006

Muharram 10

• Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a) and his companions in the Event of Karbala 61/680
• Demise of Umm Salama wife of the Prophet Muhammad (s) 62/681
• Death of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad 67/686

Muharram 11

• Moving the household of Imam al-Husayn (a) towards Kufa 61/680

• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid 'Abd Allah Diya'i 1410/1989

Muharram 12

• Burial of the Martyrs of Karbala 61/680
• Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Kufa 61/680
• Martyrdom of Imam al-Sajjad (a) (according some reports) 94/712

Muharram 13

• Presence of Imam al-Husayn's (a) household in the palace of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad 61/680
• Martyrdom of 'Abd Allah b. Hanif 61/680

Muharram 14

• Birth of Ibn Hajaj, Shi'a poet 330/941

• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Sadr al-din 'Amili Isfahani 1263/1847

• Demise of Ayatollah 'Ali Kashani 1416/1995

Muharram 15

• Sending the heads of the Martyrs of Karbala to Yazid b. Mu'awiya's palas in Syria 61/680

• Demise of al-Muhaddith al-Razi 188/804

• Birth of al-Sayyid b. Tawus 598/1201

Muharram 16

• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Mahdi Khwansari 1391/1971

Muharram 17

• Birth of al-Shaykh al-Baha'i 953/1546

• Birth of Ayatollah Muslim Malakuti 1342/1923

Muharram 18

• Birth of Ayatollah Haydar Quli Sardar Kabuli 1293/1876

• Birth of Ayatollah Sayyid Ahmad Khwansari 1309/1891

• Demise of Ayatollah Muhammad Hasan Mamiqani 1323/1905

• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'i 1402/1981

Muharram 19

• Departure of captives of Karbala from Kufa towards Syria 61/680

• Demise of al-Hasan b. Buya al-Daylami one of Buyid rulers 366/976

• Birth of Sayyid Muslih al-Din Mahdawi Isfahani 1334/1915

• Demise of al-Shaykh Muhammad Jawad al-Mughniya 1400/1979

• Demise of Ayatollah Muhammad Taqi Mutahhari Burujirdi 1435/2013

Muharram 20

• Burial of the body of Jawn b. Huwai, the slave of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari who was martyred in the Event of Karbala 61/680

Muharram 21

• Demise of al-Shaykh al-Tusi 460/1067
• Demise of al-'Allama al-Hilli 726/1326
• Demise of Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Zahid 1372/1952
• Demise of Ayatollah Kazim Mujtahid Shabistari 1401/1980

Muharram 22

• Demise of al-Shaykh al-Tusi 460/1067
• Birth of Ayatollah Muhammad Asif Muhsini 1354/1935
• Demise of Ayatollah Buyuk Khalilzahih (Murawwij) 1422/2001

Muharram 23

• Demise of Mulla Mahdi Naraqi 1209/1794
• Demise of Ayatollah Sayyid 'Abd Allah Biladi Bushihri 1373/1953
• Birth of Ayatollah Shaykh Rida Madani Kashani 1321/1903

Muharram 25

• Martyrdom of Imam al-Sajjad 95/713

Muharram 26

• Siege of Mecca and stoning the Ka'ba by Yazid b. Mu'awiya's army 64/683

• Martyrdom of 'Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath 144/761

• Demise of 'Abd Allah Tustari 1021/1612

• Demise of Sayyid Muslih al-Din Mahdawi Isfahani 1416/1995

Muharram 27

• Demise of Mulla 'Ali Kani 1306/1888

Muharram 28

• Demise of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman the companion of the Prophet Muhammad (s) 36/656

• Entrance of Imam al-Husayn's (a) household in to Baalbek as captive after the Event of Karbala 61/680

• Imam al-Jawad's exile from Medina to Baghdad 220/835

• Overthrow of Abbasid Dynasty 456/1064

• Martyrdom of Muhammad Mufattih 1400/1980

Muharram 29

• Entrance of Imam al-Husayn's (a) household in to Damascus after the Event of Karbala 61/680
• Demise of Sayyid Jamal al-Din Gulpayigani 1377/1958
• Demise of Yusuf Baqiri Bunabi 1407/1987