| 12. Dhu l-Hijja | 1. Muharram | 2. Safar | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | |||||
| Lunar Hijri Calendar | ||||||
From the death of Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan to the Arba'in of Imam al-Husayn b. 'Ali (a) (60-61 AH/680) | |
| Rajab 15 (April 21) | The death of Mu'awiya |
| Rajab 28 (May 4) | |
| Sha'ban 3 (May 9) | Imam al-Husayn (a) entered Mecca |
| Ramadan 10 (June 14) | Imam al-Husayn (a) received the letters from Kufa from Abd Allah b. Misma' al-Hamdani and 'Abd Allah b. Wal al-Taymi |
| Ramadan 12 (June 16) | Imam al-Husayn (a) received 150 letters from Kufa from Qays b. Mushir al-Saydawi, 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abd Allah al-Arhabi and 'Umarat b. 'Abd Allah al-Saluli |
| Ramadan 14 (June 18) | Imam al-Husayn (a) received the letters of elites and people of Kufa from Hani b. Hani al-Sabi'i and Sa'id b. 'Abd Allah al-Hanafi |
| Ramadan 15 (June 19) | Muslim b. 'Aqil left Mecca toward Kufa by the Imam's order |
| Shawwal 5 (July 9) | Muslim b. 'Aqil entered Kufa |
| Dhu l-Hijja 8 (September 9) | Imam al-Husayn (a) left Mecca |
| Dhu l-Hijja 9 (September 10) |
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| Muharram 2 (October 2) | Imam al-Husayn b. 'Ali (a) entered Karbala. |
| Muharram 3 (October 3) | 'Umar b. Sa'd entered Karbala commanding an army of 4 thousand. |
| Muharram 6 (October 6) | Habib b. Muzahir encouraged his tribe, Banu Asad, to help Imam al-Husayn (a), but they were prevented from reaching the Imam's army. |
| Muharram 7 (October 7) | Imam al-Husayn (a) was denied access to water. |
| Muharram 9 (October 9) |
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| Muharram 10 (October 10) |
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| Muharram 11 (October 11) |
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| Safar 1 (October 31) | Imam al-Husayn's (a) progeny and Imam al-Husayn's (a) head entered Damascus |
| Safar 20 (November 19) |
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