Following page lists various days of celebration/mourning/remembrance of Shi'a Muslims.

Twelvers

The following is a list of days of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Twelver Shia Muslims:

List of celebration/mourning/remembrance as observed by Twelver Shi'a Muslims Date Type Event Remark/Notes 1 MMourning of Muharram starts continues for 2 months and 8 days until the 8th of Rabi-al-awwal2 MArrival of Husayn ibn Ali in Karbalā, 61 AH 3 MWater supply to the camp of Husayn ibn Ali was stopped 7 MStored water in the tents of the camp of Husayn ibn Ali runs out 9 MEve of Ashura Called "Tāsūʿā" in Arabic 10 MDay of Ashura Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali & his companions in 61 AH MNight of ʿĀshūrāʾ Called "Shaam-e-Ghariba" in Persian and Urdu12 MBurial of the martyrs of Karbala by Bani Asad Aided by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin according to mystic belief17 RAbraha attacked the Kaʿbah in the Year of the Elephant 18 RChanging of the Qibla From Al-Aqsa to the Kaʿbah, 2 AH 20 M10th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ 25 MMartyrdom of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 95 AH 30 M20th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ 1 RBattle of Siffin, 37 AH MPrisoners of Karbalā reach Yazid's palace in Syria 7 RBirth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, 128 AH Due to the mourning of Karbala it is not celebrated10 MMartyrdom of Ruqayyah bint Husayn, youngest daughter of Husayn ibn Ali and a prisoner of Karbalā13 Safar is most authentic M30th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ RVictory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan12 RBirth of Salman the Persian 17 MMartyrdom of Ali ar-Ridha, 203 AH According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Dhu al-Qi'dah20 MAr'baeen / Chehlum 40th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ28 MMartyrdom of Muhammad, 11 AH MMartyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, 50 AH 1 RHijrah The migration of Muhammad4 MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Musa 8 MMartyrdom of Hasan al-Askari, 260 AH 9 CEid-e-Zahra 14 CDeath of Yazid 15 RFirst mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 AH 17 CBirth of Muhammad, 53 BH CBirth of Ja'far al-Sadiq, 83 AH 6th Imam of Twelve Shia Muslims18 CBirth of Umm Kulthum bint Ali 8 CBirth of Hasan al-Askari, 232 AH 11th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims 10 RBattle of the Camel 13 MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH According to some scholars on the 3rd of Jamadi al-Thani15 CBirth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 37 AH Popular opinion is 5th of Shaʿbān 3 MMartyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH According to some scholars on the 13th of Jumada al-Awwal13 MDeath of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali) 20 CBirth of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 8 BH 26 MMartyrdom of Ali al-Hadi According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab 1 CBirth of Muhammad al-Baqir, 57 AH 5th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims7 CBirth of Abbas ibn Ali, 36 AH Popular opinion is 4th of Shaʿbān10 CBirth of Muhammad al-Taqi, 195 AH 9th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims13 CBirth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 23 BH 1st Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims15 MMartyrdom of Ja'far al-Sadiq 18 RDeath of Abraham According to one narration20 CBirth of Sukaynah bint Husayn Teenage daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala22 CKoo'nda (table cloth dinner) Cultural Indo-Pak and Iranian day of feasting based on one narration of Ja'far al-Sadiq24 CBirth of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn 25 MMartyrdom of Musa al-Kadhim 26 MMartyrdom of Abu Talib 27 CMiʻrāj & day of Mabʻath 28 M Believed to be the day that Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Madinah in 60 AH 1 CBirth of Zaynab bint Ali, 6 A.H. 3 CBirth of Husayn ibn Ali, 4 A.H. 3rd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims4 CBirth of Abbas ibn Ali 5 CBirth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin 4th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims7 CBirth of Qasim ibn Hasan 11 CBirth of Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn 14 RLaylat al Bara'at 15 CBirth of Muhammad al-Mahdi17 CBirth of Ruqayyah bint Husayn Infant daughter of Husayn ibn Ali who was present at the Battle of Karbala 4 RDescending of the Torah (according to one narration) The Torah (Tawrat) was bestowed on Moses (Musa) 10 MDeath of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid First wife of Muhammad12 RDescending of the Gospel (according to one narration) The Gospel (Injil) was bestowed on Jesus (Isa) 14 M Martyrdom of Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd Al-Thaqafi 15 CBirth of Hasan ibn Ali 2nd Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims17 RBattle of Badr 18 RDescending of the Psalms (according to one narration) The Psalms (Zabur) were bestowed on David (Dawood) 19 MLaylat al-Qadr & "Day of Striking" Ali ibn Abi Talib was struck on the head by a sword and fatally wounded, 40 AH20 RVictorious Conquest of Mecca 21 MLaylat al-Qadr & Martyrdom of Ali, 40 AH Ali ibn Abi Talib dies due to injuries sustained by the sword23 RLaylat al-Qadr xx RLast Friday of Ramadhan 1 CEid ul-Fitr 2 RBattle of the Trench 8 MDay of Sorrow destruction of Janat-ul-Baqi by Ibn Saud9 RMarriage of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid to Muhammad 10 RMajor Occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi begins 15 RMartyrdom of Hamzah in the Battle of Uhud, 3 AH According to Mafatih Al-Jinan & Allama Syed Zeeshan Haider Jawadi29 RBirth of Abu Talib 1 RBirth of Fatimah bint Musa 6 RTreaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 AH 11 CBirth of Ali ar-Ridha, 148 AH 8th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims25 R"Dahwul Ardh" "Spreading of the Earth", also believed to be the day that the Ka'bah was established, and that Ibrahim and Isa were born according to some narrations29 MMartyrdom of Muhammad al-Taqī, 220 AH 1 RMarriage of Fatimah bint Muhammad to Ali, 2 BH 3 RRenunciation of Adam accepted 7 MMartyrdom of Muhammad al-Baqir, 114 AH 8 MHusayn ibn Ali leaves Makkah for Karbala, 60 AH 9 RDay of Arafah It is also a day of supererogatory fasting. MMartyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqeel & Hani ibn Urwa in Kufa, 60 AH 10 CEid al-Adha 15 CBirth of Ali al-Hadi, 212 AH 10th Imam of Twelver Shia Muslims. According to some scholars on 2nd Rajab or 5th Rajab16 MMartyrdom of Zaynab bint Ali 18 CEid al-Ghadeer 19 RFatimah went to Ali's house after their marriage 23 RMartyrdom of the children of Muslim ibn Aqeel, 60 AH Buried in Musayyib, Iraq24 CEid al-Mubahila 27 RMartyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, 60 AH Type symbols: C = Celebration, M = Mourning, R = Remembrance; Source: Jaffery Welfare Trust: 2009 Islamic calendar & various other calendars and almanacs.

References

Jaffery Welfare Trust: 2009 Islamic calendar