Date on Islamic Calendar
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Gregorian date
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Name
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Notes
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1-29 Muharram
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Muharram (alternative spellings here)
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1st Month of the Islamic calendar, can be either 29 or 30 days.
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1 Muharram
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Islamic New Year
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1-10 Muharram
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Bibi-Ka-Alam
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event held in Hyderabad, India
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2 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: Arrival of Imam Hussain in Karbalā, 61 A.H.
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3 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: Water supply to Imam Husain & his companions was stopped in Karbalā
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6 Muharram
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Mourning of Muharram
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Notes: Hosay, Tabuik
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7 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: Stored water in the tents runs out
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9 Muhurram
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Day of Tasu'a
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Notes: Chehel Minbari (Shia Muslims, Lorestan Province, Iran)
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10 Muharram
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Day of Ashura
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For Sunnis, the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses occurred on this day. For both Shias and Sunnis, the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, and his followers.
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12 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: Siyyum of Shaheed-e-Karbala
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3rd day of Ashura
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17 Muharram
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Shia day of Remembrance: Aam-ul-feel
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Abraha attacked on Ka'aba
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18 Muharram
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Shia day of Remembrance: Qibla was changed from Bait-ul-Muqqaddas to Ka'bah, 2 A.H
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20 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: 10th day of Ashura
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25 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H.
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30 Muharram
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Shia day of Mourning: 20th day of Ashura
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1-30 Safar
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2nd Month of the Islamic Calendar
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1 Safar
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Two Shia Days of Remembrance
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7 Safar
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Birth of Imam Musa-e-Kazim, 128 A.H.
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10 Safar
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Multiple Shia days of remembrance
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12 Safar
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Shia day of remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Salman-e-Farsi
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17 Safar
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Shia day of remembrance:Martyrdom of Imam Ali Reza, 203 A.H.
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According to some scholars 29 Safar or 23rd Zul'Hijjah
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20 Safar
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Arba'een
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28 Safar
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Shia Day of mourning: Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)
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Public holiday in Iran According to some scholars 17 Safar or 23rd Zul'Hijjah
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29 Safar
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Martyrdom of Imam Reza
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Public holiday in Iran
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1-29 Rabi' al-awwal
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3rd month on Islamic calendar, can have 30 days some years
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1 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Hijrat (migration) of Muhammad
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5 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat of Janab-e-Masooma-e-Qum
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8 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H.
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9 Rabi' al-awwal
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Eid-e-Shuja'
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Observed by most Twelver Shi‘a Muslims
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9 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Celebration: Imamat day of Imam-e-Zaman(a.t.f.s.)
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12 Rabi' al-awwal
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Mawlid
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Sunni only, Shia celebrate on Rabi' al-awwal 17
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14 Rabi' al-Awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Yazid (l.a.) was killed
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15 Rabi' al-Awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: First mosque (Quba Mosque) was established, 1 A.H
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17 Rabi' al-awwal
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Mawlid
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Shia sect date. Sunnis celebrate on 12th. Public holiday in Iran
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17 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq, 83 A.H.
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18 Rabi' al-awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Umm-e-Kulsum Bint-e-Ali
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Rabi' al-thani (29 days), also called Rabī` al-Ākhir
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4th month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Rabi' al-thani
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Qaumee Dhuvas (Maldives National Day)
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8 Rabi' al-thani
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Gregorian date
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari, 260 A.H.
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Chup Tazia
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11 Rabi' al-thani
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Gregorian dates
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Urs of Abdul-Qadir Gilani
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Jumada al-awwal (29-30 days) (also called Jumada I Jumada al-Ula or Jumadil Awwal)
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5th Month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Jumada al-awwal
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Shia day of Remembrance: Death of Harun Rashid
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10 Jumada al-awwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia day of Remembrance: Battle of the Camel
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14 Jumada al-awwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 11 A.H
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According to some scholars on 13th of same month or 3rd Jamadi-ul-Aakhir
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15 Jumada al-awwal
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Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen(a.s), 37 A.H.
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According to some scholars on 15th of Jamadi-ul-Aakhir or 5th Shabaan
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Jumada al-thani (1-29) (also called Jamaad-ath-Thaanee, Jumaada al-Akhir, Jumada al-Akhira)
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6th month of the Islamic calendar
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3 Jumada al-thani
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Martyrdom of Fatima (Iran)
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13 Jumada al-thani
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Shia day of Remembrance:Death of Umm ul-Banin (mother of Abbas ibn Ali)
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20 Jumada al-thani
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Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Janab-e-Fatima-az-Zahra, 8 B.H./Mother's Day in Iran
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26 Jumada al-thani
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Ali Naqi
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According to some scholars on 3rd of Rajab
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Rajab
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7th Month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Imam Mohammed Baqir, 57 A.H.
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6 Rajab
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Urs of Moinuddin Chishti. (Sunni)
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7 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Abbas, 36 A.H.
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According to some scholars on 4th Shabaan
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10 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Mohammad Taqi, 195 A.H.
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13 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration: Birth of Iman Ali
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Public holiday in Iran
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13 Rajab
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Father's Day in Iran, Mauritania Somalia, and Sudan
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15 Rajab
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq
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18 Rajab
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Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat Ibrahim
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20 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration:Birth of Janab-e-Sakina
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22 Rajab
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Shia day of Celebration: Niyaz/Nazr of Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq
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24 Rajab
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Shia day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Ali-Asgar
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25 Rajab
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Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Musa-e-Kazim
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26 Rajab
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Shia day of Remembrance: Wafat of Abu Talib
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27 Rajab
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Lailat al-Mi'raj
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Public holiday in Iran
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28 Rajab
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Shia day of Mourning: Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī started his journey to Karbalā from Medina, 60 A.H.
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Sha'ban
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8th Month of the Islamic calendar
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15 Sha'ban
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Birth of Imam Mahdi/Mid-Sha'ban
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Public holiday in Iran, Gargee'an
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Ramadan (calendar month) (also called Ramadhan)
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9th month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Ramadan
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First day of Ramadan
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Public holiday in Malaysia
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14 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Garangao
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15 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Gargee'an
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17 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Day of Nuzul Al-Quran
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Public holiday in Malaysia, this date is also celebrated in Indonesia. See also 22 Ramadan for alternative date.
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19 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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One of three dates used by Shia Muslims for Laylat al-Qadr
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See notes for 23 Ramadan
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20 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Conquest of Mecca
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Shia day of remembrance
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21 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Martyrdom of Imam Ali, also one of the dates used by Sunnis for Laylat al-Qadr, see 27 Ramadan entry.
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Public holiday in Iran, Azadari in Lucknow, see entry for 23 Ramadan.
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22 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Nuzool Quran
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Shia sect only, day is celebrated 17 Ramadan in Indonesia and Malaysia
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23 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Laylat al-Qadr, Shia Date
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Most Shia traditions celebrate on this date, they believe that is Laylat al-Qadr is to be found in the last ten odd nights of Ramadan but mostly on the 19th, 21st or 23rd of Ramadan with 23rd being the most important night. The 19th, according to the Shia belief coincides with the night Ali was attacked in the Mihrab while worshipping in the Great Mosque of Kufa, and died on the 21st of Ramadan. Shia Muslims regard these three nights as greatly rewarding. Sunnis also use this date as one of the Laylat al-Qadr days, see 27 Ramadan entry.
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25 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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One of the dates of Laylat al-Qadr in Sunni tradition
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See notes for 27 Ramadan.
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27 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Laylat al-Qadr, Sunni Date
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29 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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One of the dates of Laylat al-Qadr in Sunni tradition
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See entry for 27 Ramadan
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29-30 Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Chaand Raat
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Last Friday of the month of Ramadan
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Gregorian date
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Jumu'atul-Wida//Quds Day
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Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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10th month of the Islamic calendar
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1-2 Shawwal
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Eid al-Fitr
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Chaand Raat, Durbar festival, Lebaran
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2 Shawwal
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Battle of the Trench (Khandak)
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8 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Day of Sorrow
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9 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Janab-e-Khadijat-ul-Kubra married to Muhammed
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10 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Ghaibat-e-Kubra-e-Imam-e-Zaman
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15 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Shahadat of Hamzah in Battle of Uhud, 3 A.H.
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25 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Martyrdom of Imam Jafar
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Public holiday in Iran
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29 Shawwal
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Birth of Abu Talib
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Dhu al-Qi'dah (also called Dhu'l-Qa'dah, or Zulqida)
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Gregorian date
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11th month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Dhu al-Qi'dah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Birth of Janab-e-Masoom-e-Qum
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6 Dhu al-Qi'dah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah was executed, 6 A.H.
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11 Dhu al-Qi'dah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali Reza, 148 A.H.
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25 Dhu al-Qi'dah
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Gregorian date
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Multiple Shia days of Remembrance
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29 Dhu al-Qi'dah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Taqi
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Dhu al-Hijjah (also Dh-ul-Hajja, Zulhijja or Zil-Hajj)
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Gregorian date
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12th month of the Islamic calendar
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1 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Sayeda Fatima married to Hazrat Ali
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1-9 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Fasting days
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1-10 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Nights for standing (Qiyaam) in Tahajjud
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3 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Renunciation of Hazrat Adam accepted
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7 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Shia Day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Mohammad Baqir
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8 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Shia Day of Mourning: Imam Hussain started from Mecca to Karbala
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8–13 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Hajj
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9 Dhū al-Ḥijjah
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Day of Arafah/Shia Day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Janab-e-Muslim ibn Aqil & Hazrat Hani ibn Urwah in Kufa
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9-13 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Takbirut Tashreeq
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10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Eid al-Adha
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Durbar festival
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15 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Shia Day of Celebration: Birth of Imam Ali Naqi
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16 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Shia Day of Mourning: Wafat of Janab-e-Zainab
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18 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Eid al-Ghadeer
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Shia sect only, public holiday in Iran
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19 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Sayeda Fatima went to Hazrat Ali's house after their marriage
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23 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Martyrdom of Farzand-e-Muslim
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24 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Eid al-Mubahila
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27 Dhu al-Hijjah
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Gregorian date
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Shia Day of Remembrance: Wafat of Janab-e-Meesum-e-Tammaa
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