Notable Dates
Important dates in the Islamic (Hijri) year are:
- 1 Muharram (Islamic New Year)
- 10 Muharram (Day of Ashura) For Sunni Muslims, the crossing of the Red Sea by Moses (Musa). For Shia Muslims, the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad, and his followers.
- 12 Rabi al Awal (Mawlid an Nabi for some Sunnis)
- 17 Rabi al Awal (Mawlid an Nabi for Twelvers and some Sunnis)
- 27 Rajab (Isra and Mi'raj for some Muslims)
- 15 Sha'ban (Mid-Sha'ban, or Night of Forgiveness), and for Twelvers the birthday of Muhammad al-Mahdi (The Twelfth Imam)
- 1 Ramadan (First day of fasting)
- 27 Ramadan (Nuzul Al-Qur'an) The day Muhammad received the first verses of the Qur'an (17 Ramadan in Indonesia and Malaysia)
- Last third of Ramadan which includes Laylat al-Qadr
- 1 Shawwal (Eid ul-Fitr)
- 8-13 Dhu al-Hijjah (the Hajj to Mecca)
- 9 Dhu al-Hijjah (Day of Arafa)
- 10 Dhu al-Hijjah (Eid al-Adha)
Days considered important only in Shia Islam:
- 21 Ramadan Ali ibn Abi Talib's martyrdom.
- 3 Sha'ban (Birthday of Husayn ibn Ali.)
- 13 Rajab (Birthday of Ali ibn Abi Talib)
Read more about this topic: Islamic Calendar
Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or dates:
“a notable prince that was called King John;
And he ruled England with main and with might,
For he did great wrong, and maintained little right.”
—Unknown. King John and the Abbot of Canterbury (l. 2–4)
“We do NOT know the past in chronological sequence. It may be convenient to lay it out anesthetized on the table with dates pasted on here and there, but what we know we know by ripples and spirals eddying out from us and from our own time.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)