Islamic Holidays (Shia)

Islamic holidays according to the Shia denomination. Add "Islamic Holidays (Shia)" to your calendar.

Date	Date	Day of week	Event
1/6/23	13 Jumada al-Thani II, 1444	Friday	Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)
1/13/23	20 Jumada al-Thani II, 1444	Friday	Birth of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 8 BH
1/19/23	26 Jumada al-Thani II, 1444	Thursday	Martyrdom of Ali al-Hadi
1/23/23	1 Rajab, 1444	Monday	Birth of Muhammad al-Baqir, 57 AH
1/29/23	7 Rajab, 1444	Sunday	Birth of Abbas ibn Ali, 36 AH
2/1/23	10 Rajab, 1444	Wednesday	Birth of Muhammad al-Taqi, 195 AH
2/4/23	13 Rajab, 1444	Saturday	Birth of Ali ibn Abi Talib, 23 BH
2/6/23	15 Rajab, 1444	Monday	Martyrdom of Ja'far al-Sadiq
2/9/23	18 Rajab, 1444	Thursday	Death of Abraham
2/11/23	20 Rajab, 1444	Saturday	Birth of Sukaynah bint Husayn
2/13/23	22 Rajab, 1444	Monday	Koo'nda
2/15/23	24 Rajab, 1444	Wednesday	Birth of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
2/16/23	25 Rajab, 1444	Thursday	Martyrdom of Musa al-Kadhim
2/17/23	26 Rajab, 1444	Friday	Martyrdom of Abu Talib
2/18/23	27 Rajab, 1444	Saturday	Miʻrāj & day of Mabʻath
2/19/23	28 Rajab, 1444	Sunday	Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Madinah in 60 AH
2/22/23	1 Sha'aban, 1444	Wednesday	Birth of Zaynab bint Ali, 6 A.H.
2/24/23	3 Sha'aban, 1444	Friday	Birth of Husayn ibn Ali, 4 A.H.
2/25/23	4 Sha'aban, 1444	Saturday	Birth of Abbas ibn Ali
2/26/23	5 Sha'aban, 1444	Sunday	Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
2/26/23	5 Sha'aban, 1444	Sunday	Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
3/4/23	11 Sha'aban, 1444	Saturday	Birth of Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
3/7/23	14 Sha'aban, 1444	Tuesday	Birth of Qasim ibn Hasan
3/7/23	14 Sha'aban, 1444	Tuesday	Laylat al-Bara'at
3/7/23	14 Sha'aban, 1444	Tuesday	Shab-e-barat
3/8/23	15 Sha'aban, 1444	Wednesday	Birth of Muhammad al-Mahdi
3/10/23	17 Sha'aban, 1444	Friday	Birth of Ruqayyah bint Husayn
3/26/23	4 Ramadan, 1444	Sunday	Descending of the Torah
4/1/23	10 Ramadan, 1444	Saturday	Death of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid
4/3/23	12 Ramadan, 1444	Monday	Descending of the Gospel
4/5/23	14 Ramadan, 1444	Wednesday	Martyrdom of Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd Al-Thaqafi
4/6/23	15 Ramadan, 1444	Thursday	Birth of Hasan ibn Ali
4/8/23	17 Ramadan, 1444	Saturday	⚔️Battle of Badr
4/9/23	18 Ramadan, 1444	Sunday	Descending of the Psalms
4/10/23	19 Ramadan, 1444	Monday	1st night of Laylat al-Qadr
4/11/23	20 Ramadan, 1444	Tuesday	Victorious Conquest of Mecca
4/12/23	21 Ramadan, 1444	Wednesday	2nd night of Laylat al-Qadr
4/14/23	23 Ramadan, 1444	Friday	3rd night of Laylat al-Qadr
4/21/23	30 Ramadan, 1444	Friday	Jumu'atul-Wida
4/22/23 - 4/24/23	1 Shawwal, 1444	Saturday - Monday	Eid al-Fitr
4/23/23	2 Shawwal, 1444	Sunday	⚔️Battle of the Trench
4/29/23	8 Shawwal, 1444	Saturday	Day of Sorrow
4/30/23	9 Shawwal, 1444	Sunday	Marriage of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid to Muhammad
5/1/23	10 Shawwal, 1444	Monday	Major Occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi begins
5/6/23	15 Shawwal, 1444	Saturday	⚔️Martyrdom of Hamzah in the Battle of Uhud, 3 AH
5/20/23	29 Shawwal, 1444	Saturday	Birth of Abu Talib
5/21/23	1 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1444	Sunday	Birth of Fatimah bint Musa
5/26/23	6 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1444	Friday	Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 AH
5/31/23	11 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1444	Wednesday	Birth of Ali ar-Ridha, 148 AH
6/14/23	25 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1444	Wednesday	Dahwul Ardh
6/18/23	29 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 1444	Sunday	Martyrdom of Muhammad al-Taqī, 220 AH
6/20/23	1 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Tuesday	Marriage of Fatimah bint Muhammad to Ali, 2 BH
6/22/23	3 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Thursday	Renunciation of Adam accepted
6/26/23	7 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Monday	Martyrdom of Muhammad al-Baqir, 114 AH
6/27/23	8 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Tuesday	Husayn ibn Ali leaves Makkah for Karbala, 60 AH
6/28/23	9 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Wednesday	Day of Arafah
6/28/23	9 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Wednesday	Martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqeel & Hani ibn Urwa in Kufa, 60 AH
6/29/23 - 7/2/23	10 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Thursday - Sunday	Eid al-Adha
7/4/23	15 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Tuesday	Birth of Ali al-Hadi, 212 AH
7/5/23	16 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Wednesday	Martyrdom of Zaynab bint Ali
7/7/23	18 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Friday	Eid al-Ghadeer
7/8/23	19 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Saturday	Fatimah went to Ali's house after their marriage
7/12/23	23 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Wednesday	Martyrdom of the children of Muslim ibn Aqeel, 60 AH
7/13/23	24 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Thursday	Eid al-Mubahalah
7/16/23	27 Dhu al-Hijjah, 1444	Sunday	Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, 60 AH
7/19/23	1 Muharram, 1445	Wednesday	Mourning of Muharram starts
7/20/23	2 Muharram, 1445	Thursday	Arrival of Husayn ibn Ali in Karbalā, 61 AH
7/21/23	3 Muharram, 1445	Friday	Water supply to the camp of Husayn ibn Ali was stopped
7/25/23	7 Muharram, 1445	Tuesday	Stored water in the tents of the camp of Husayn ibn Ali runs out
7/27/23	9 Muharram, 1445	Thursday	Eve of Ashura
7/28/23	10 Muharram, 1445	Friday	Āshūrā
7/28/23	10 Muharram, 1445	Friday	Day of Ashura
7/30/23	12 Muharram, 1445	Sunday	Burial of the martyrs of Karbala by Bani Asad
8/4/23	17 Muharram, 1445	Friday	Abraha attacked the Kaʿbah in the Year of the Elephant
8/5/23	18 Muharram, 1445	Saturday	Changing of the Qibla
8/7/23	20 Muharram, 1445	Monday	10th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
8/12/23	25 Muharram, 1445	Saturday	Martyrdom of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 95 AH
8/17/23	30 Muharram, 1445	Thursday	20th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
8/18/23	1 Safar, 1445	Friday	Prisoners of Karbalā reach Yazid's palace in Syria
8/18/23	1 Safar, 1445	Friday	⚔️Battle of Siffin, 37 AH
8/24/23	7 Safar, 1445	Thursday	Birth of Imam Musa al-Kadhim, 128 AH
8/27/23	10 Safar, 1445	Sunday	30th day after ʿĀshūrāʾ
8/27/23	10 Safar, 1445	Sunday	Martyrdom of Ruqayyah bint Husayn
8/27/23	10 Safar, 1445	Sunday	⚔️Victory to Ali in the Battle of Nahrawan
8/29/23	12 Safar, 1445	Tuesday	Birth of Salman the Persian
9/3/23	17 Safar, 1445	Sunday	Martyrdom of Ali ar-Ridha, 203 AH
9/6/23	20 Safar, 1445	Wednesday	Ar'baeen
9/14/23	28 Safar, 1445	Thursday	Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, 50 AH
9/14/23	28 Safar, 1445	Thursday	Martyrdom of Muhammad, 11 AH
9/16/23	1 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Saturday	Hijrah
9/19/23	4 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Tuesday	Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Musa
9/23/23	8 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Saturday	Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari, 260 AH
9/24/23	9 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Sunday	Eid-e-Zahra
9/29/23	14 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Friday	Death of Yazid
9/30/23	15 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Saturday	First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 AH
10/2/23	17 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Monday	Birth of Ja'far al-Sadiq, 83 AH
10/2/23	17 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Monday	Birth of Muhammad, 53 BH
10/3/23	18 Rabi' al-Awwal I, 1445	Tuesday	Birth of Umm Kulthum bint Ali
10/23/23	8 Rabi' al-Thani II, 1445	Monday	Birth of Hasan al-Askari, 232 AH
11/23/23	10 Jumada al-Awwal I, 1445	Thursday	⚔️Battle of the Camel
11/26/23	13 Jumada al-Awwal I, 1445	Sunday	Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH
11/28/23	15 Jumada al-Awwal I, 1445	Tuesday	Birth of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, 37 AH
12/16/23	3 Jumada al-Thani II, 1445	Saturday	Martyrdom of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 11 AH
12/26/23	13 Jumada al-Thani II, 1445	Tuesday	Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)