Muharram 9

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
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Lunar Hijri Calendar

61 AH - Day of Tasu'a (October 9, 680)

- Preparation of the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd for attacking Imam al-Husayn (a)

- Request of Imam al-Husayn (a) to postpone the war to the next day (Day of 'Ashura)

- Issuing a safe conduct for children of Umm al-Banin by the Army of Yazid b. Mu'awiya

- Speech of Imam al-Husayn (a) for his companions before the Event of Karbala

1356 AH - Demise of Sayyid Muhammad Husayni Lawasani (March 22, 1937)
1427 AH - Demise of Mirza 'Ali Falsafi (February 8, 2006)
1421 AH - Demise of Muhammad Sharif Razi (April 14, 2000)

v t e Timeline of the Battle of Karbala
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)	Imam al-Husayn b. 'Ali (a) left Medina
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)	Muslim b. 'Aqil's uprising in Kufa • Martyrdom of Muslim b. 'Aqil
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)	The day of Tasu'a • Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan entered Karbala. • 'Umar b. Sa'd wanted to launch the attack against Imam al-Husayn (a) but Imam al-Husayn asked for respite.
Muharram 10 (October 10)	The Day of 'Ashura' in which the Battle of Karbala took place • Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and his companions
Muharram 11 (October 11)	Captives of Karbala were moved toward Kufa • Martyrs of Karbala were buried by Banu Asad
Safar 1 (October 31)	Imam al-Husayn's (a) progeny and Imam al-Husayn's (a) head entered Damascus
Safar 20 (November 19)	The day of Arba'in • Imam al-Husayn's (a) progeny went back to Karbala and then to Medina
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