Ramadan 15

8. Sha'ban		9. Ramadan			10. Shawwal
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

3 AH - Birth of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) (March 1, 625)

37 AH/38 AH - Muhammad b. Abi Bakr entered Egypt
60 AH - Muslim b. Aqil left Mecca toward Kufa by the Imam al-Husayn's (a) order (June 19, 680)
145 AH – Martyrdom of al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the first 'Alavi who revolted against Abbasid (December 7, 762 CE)
385 AH - Birth of al-Shaykh al-Tusi (October 13, 995)
965 AH - Martyrdom of al-Shahid al-Thani (July 1, 1558)
1070 AH - Birth of al-Muhaqqiq al-Bahrani (May 25, 1660)

v 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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