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My earliest encounter with Islam was at University. I remember there was a joint seminar taking place being hosted by the
Christian and Islamic societies on worshipping God, aimed at
celebrating the similarities between the 2 monotheistic religions. I was intrigued by the thought that I could have much
in common with a muslim and my curiosity led me to attend. I
must admit I was sceptical about the whole thing but was quite
surprised to learn that we actually do have a lot in common
and my opinion about muslims and islam was changed forever.
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I really grew to learn about Islam and gain love and respect
for it. A muslim colleague of mine and I would spend most
of our lunch hour every day discussing religion. Eventually I
had learnt enough to know that Islam was the path I wanted
to follow in life. I took the shahada and the following year I
got married, yes, you guessed it! to my colleague, Mohammad.
Alhamdulillah I feel truly blessed that Allah has guided me to
Islam and hope that I can fulfil my role as a muslim woman, wife
and mother. There is an immense sense of security and peacefulness in being “with God” in life and I have decided to dedicate
my life and time to all things that will keep me on this precious
path. I recognise that the world is not always “on our side” and
that the environment is polluted with corruption and “man-made
catastrophes”. I have learnt to deal with this by “doing my bit”,
not only where my friends and family are concerned but towards
our fellow human beings who are suffering all over the world.
Learning of the great sacrifices made by the Ahlubayt in Karbala led me to research upon great personalities such as Hazrat
Zainab (sa) and Imam Hussain (as) and the incredible sacrifice they made for Islam. I believe that each one of us can
reflect on their message and bring it into our daily lives to
help us to come closer to our ideals as muslims and become
better human beings in the short time we have in this world.
Zehra (Jennifer)
Charles Dickens (English novelist 1812 - 1870):
“If Husain had fought to quench his worldly desires…then I do not understand why
his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore, that he
sacrificed purely for Islam.”
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T R U S T
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The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said:
O’ Fatimah! Every eye shall be weeping on
the Day of Judgment except the eye which
has shed tears over the tragedy of Husain
(A.S.) for surely, that eye shall be laughing
and shall be given the glad tidings of the
bounties and comforts of Paradise.
Bihar al-Anwar, vol,: 44;pg,:293.
Contents
Our World - The Demographics....................................................1-2
Majlises in London.......................................................................... 3-4
Ziyarat Sites & Key Figures..............................................................5-6
Map of Karbala...............................................................................7-8
The Scale of Things............................................................................9
Usefull LInks.......................................................................................10
Islamic Calendar...........................................................................11-14
Ehsan Trust..Who are we?...............................................................15
How it Works?...................................................................................16
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Our World
Swami Shankaracharya (Hindu Guru, 1871 - 1953)
“It is Hussain’s sacrifice that has kept Islam alive or else in this world there would be
no one left to take Islam’s name.”
‘I have not risen to spread evil or to show off, nor for spreading immorality or
oppression. But I have left for the REFORMATION of the Ummah of my Grandfather
the Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.) and I desire to do Amr Bil Maroof (invite towards good
values) and Nahi Anal Munkar (forbidding from Evil).’
“By Allah, I will never give you my hand like a man who has been humiliated, nor
will I flee like a slave.”
Imam Hussain (A.S)
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The above quote represents the qualities of
Imam Hussain a.s, the strength of his intentions
and the ultimate goal he strived for.
Muslim
It is a powerful mission statement!
Population (%)
by respective
Every action has a cause and effect – Imam
country
Hussain’s a.s cause was to ‘invite towards
%
good’ which had the effect of ‘reforming from
90-100
corruption and saving true Islam’. Our tears
80-90
are undoubtedly a treasure, however the true
70-80
message of Imam Hussain a.s goes further - to
60-70
move our souls. Today the flag of Islam is held
high for Amr Bil Maroof, (inviting towards good)
50-60
and all that is related to it because of Imam
40-50
Hussain a.s.
30-40
We are the guardians of this earth, with free will
and the most wonderful gift of choice, the result
of which has changed nations. We have clear
directions in the Quran and perfect examples to
follow. We make choices every moment of our
lives and ultimately ‘every soul shall be held in
pledge for its deeds’ (Quran 74:38). We must
recognise the power and responsibility entrusted
to us and revisit our daily, weekly, yearly and
lifetime aims to review our personal ‘mission
statement’. If we sincerely strive to adopt Imam
Hussain’s a.s goal in life, perhaps we would then
be considered similar to His companions on the
plains of Kerbala.
20-30
10-20
0-10
1st Day 1 AH 61 (1st October 680)
Imam Hussain (as) & followers are halted on the way to Kufa by Hurr & his 1000 man
army forcing them to set-up camp in the desert at Karbala, 75km from Kufa.
Muharram A Guide Final.indd 2-3
Shia Population % by respective country
2
8
6
3
12
1
5
9
4
14
7
13
10
11
1 Iran
2 Azerbaijan
3 Iraq
4 Bahrain
5 Kuwait
6 Lebanon
7 Qatar
8 Turkey
9 Pakistan
10 India
11 Oman
12 Afghanistan
13 UAE
14 Saudi Arabia
88%
66%
65%
57%
40%
30%
20%
15%
15%
10%
0.1%
6%
6.6%
5%
There are over 3 Million Chinese Shia representing
around 8% of the muslim population of china.
The US Shia number excees of 2.5 million.
Day 2 AH 61 (2nd October 680)
Imam Hussain (a.s) speaks to his followers at the camp and assures them of their
goodness and truth. In return, they pledge their loyalty to him.
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List of Majlises in
London
LANGUAGE
Arabic
English
Farsi
Urdu
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BABUL MURAD CENTRE
Wembley London, HA0 2PX
020 8908 0055
020 8908 1525
www.iislamic.org
Gujrati
For further details of English
language Majalis please refer
to Aim Islam
www.aimislam.com
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AL-ASR EDUCATION &
COMMUNITY CENTRE
Woking Surrey GU21 5JE
(0)1483 837 567
www.imam-alasr.com
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ALI RIDHA
ISLAMIC CENTRE
Chelmsford Essex CM1 1PF
01245 357577
www.essexjamaat.org.uk
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AL ZAHRA CENTRE
Watford WD18 0WY
(0)1923 231257
www.alzahracentre.org
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BUSTON-E-ZEHRA
ASSOCIATION
Harrow HA3 8LU
0208 908 4911
www.bza.org.uk
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DAR AL ISLAM
FOUNDATION
Cricklewood
London NW2 3UY
0208 452 3220
www.daralislam.org.uk
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HUSSAINEYAT-AL-RASUL
AL ADHAM
Cricklewood
London NW2 2DP
020 8452 3822
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HUSSAINI ISLAMIC
MISSION
Isleworth, Middx TW7 4LQ
0208 569 8823
www.hussainiislamicmission.
org.uk
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Husseini Islamic Centre,
KSIMC OF LONDON (HUJJAT)
Stanmore
Middlesex HA7 4LQ
02 8954 6247 / 0 20 8954
8401
www.hujjat.org
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HYDERI ISLAMIC CENTRE
Streatham
London SW16 5PQ
020 8769 7553
020 87690046
www.hyderi.org.uk
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IMAM HUSSAIN MOSQUE
Kilburn London NW6 6AS
020 7625 8584
www.imamhussainmosque.
org.uk
MEHFIL-E-ALI
North Harrow,
Middlesex HA2 6AE
020 8863 6152
www.sicm.org.uk
SAKINA TRUST
Walthamstow
London E17 9NH
020 8521 0066
www.sakinatrust.org
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ISLAMIC CENTRE OF
ENGLAND-LONDON (ICEL)
Maida Vale, London W9 1QB
020 7604 5500
[email protected]
MUHAMMADI TRUST
Cricklewood
London NW2 3AU
0 20 8452 1739
www.muhammaditrust.org
(Urdu Majalis held
Hammersmith Town Hall,
London W6)
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S.I Education Society
South London SW16 5HU
020 8241 0222
www.sies.co.uk
(publications in various
languages)
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IDARA-E-JAAFERIYA
Tooting, London SW17 9PP
020 8672 5373
020 8767 3115
www.idara-e-jaaferiya.
org.uk
ISLAMIC UNIVERSAL
ASSOCIATION
Holland Park,
London W11 4PG
020 7602 5273
www.majma.org
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IMAMIA MISSION UK
Romford Road,
London E7 8BS
020 8555 5363
www.imamiamission.org.uk
MARKAZ AHL-UL-BAIT
ISLAMIC CENTRE
Clapham
London SW4 6EH
www.thesaviour.org/markaz
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IMAM AL-KHOEI
FOUNDATION
London NW3 6TN
020 7372 4049
www.al-khoei.org
Day 3 AH 61 (3rd October 680)
4,000 men arrive to prevent Imam Hussain (as) from leaving Karbala until he signs a
pledge to the Caliph, Yazid. Imam Hussain’s (as) party is surrounded, cutting them off
from their only source of water, the river Euphrates.
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Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist 1795 - 1881
“The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain and his
companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that the numerical superiority
does not count when it comes to the truth and the falsehood. The victory of Husain,
despite his minority, marvels me!”
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18
A1
M1
A10
M11
2
A12
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9
5
M25
7 6
20
12
22
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14 15
M4
A13
16
8
17
10
11
22
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MASJID-E-ALI ANJUMANE-HAIDARIYYA
Luton
Bedfordshire LU1 1HA
07886 613448 (president)
www.masjideali.net
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A2
M3
M20
1
A3
A23
A22
Day 4 AH 61 (4th October 680)
Imam Hussain (as) begins negotiations with ibn Sa’d stressing he has no desire to
initiate bloodshed but ibn Sa’d refuses to relent.
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Ziyarat Sites of
Key Figures
‘One who visits our first one, visits
the last one. And one who visits our
last one, visits the first one.’ Imam
Moosa Kazim (a.s.).
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It is the deepest desire of every
Shia to be bestowed with the
bounty of visiting the shrines of
the Infallibles. It is apparent from
Quranic verses and
authentic traditions that those who
have given their lives in Allah’s
swt way are very much alive.
As history shall bear witness, all
Imams a.s without exception,
were either martyred by the sword
or poisoned. Our Imams a.s are
the chiefs of all martyrs and are
alive to witness our actions, hear
our talks and answer us. There is
immense reward and merit in each
step of the visitation, from the
time one makes his intention on
departure to returning home.
Jannat ul Baqi
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (Politician and Philosopher 1877- 1938) says:
Imam Husayn uprooted despotism forever till the Day of Resurrection. He watered the
dry garden of freedom with the surging wave of his blood, and indeed he awakened
the sleeping Muslim nation. If Imam Husayn had aimed at acquiring a worldly empire,
he would not have traveled the way he did (from Medina to Karbala). Husayn weltered
in blood and dust for the sake of truth. Verily he, therefore, became the bed-rock (foundation) of the Muslim creed; la ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah).
Raoos Shuhada (Baabe Saghir)
Shrine to the severed heads of
several of the blessed martyrs of
Karbala namely:
Hazrat Abbas (as)
Hazrat Ali Akbar (as)
Hazrat Qasim (as)
Hazrat Aun (as)
Hazrat Jaafar (as)
2nd Imam
Hazrat Imam Hasan
a.s.
5th Imam
Hazrat Imam
Mohammad al-Baqir
a.s.
4th Imam
Hazrat Imam
Zaynul Abidin a.s.
6th Imam
Hazrat Imam Ja'far
al-Sadiq a.s.
Hazrat Zainab a.s.
respected sister of
Hazrat Imam
Hussain a.s.
Hazrat Ruqaiya
a.s. (Sakina a.s)
respected daughter
of Hazrat Imam
Hussain a.s.
8th Imam
Hazrat Imam Ridha
a.s.
11th Imam
Hazrat Imam Hasan
al Askari a.s.
Mashad
SYRIA
Samarra
Damascus
Qom
IRAQ
Karbala
Kadhmain (Baghdad)
3rd Imam
Najaf
IRAN
Hazrat Imam
Hussain a.s.
Hazrat Abbas a.s.
respected brother
of Hazrat Imam
Hussain a.s.
Hazrat Fatima a.s
beloved daughter of
Prophet Mohammad
s.a.w.s
Hazrat Masoumeh
a.s. respected
sister of Hazrat
Imam Ridha a.s.
1st Imam
Hazrat Imam Ali
a.s.
SAUDI
ARABIA
Medina
Makkah
Day 5 AH 61 (5th October 680)
The size of the opposing army grows rapidly as even more troops join to face Imam
Hussain’s (as) small band of loyal followers beside the Euphrates River.
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10th Imam
Hazrat Imam Ali
Naqi (Hadi) a.s.
The Holy
Kaa’ba
7th Imam
Hazrat Imam Musa
Kadhim a.s.
9th Imam
Hazrat Imam
Mohammad Taqi
(Jawad) a.s.
Masjid un Nabi
Holy Prophet
Hazrat Mohammad
s.a.w.s.
Day 6 AH 61 (6th October 680)
Imam Hussain (as) digs a well to provide vital water to his party which sadly soon
dries up. Ibn Ziyad sends 500 men to reinforce the blockade to the Euphrates river.
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Map of Karbala
The Journey Taken
Imam Hussain a.s left Madina in
the month of Rajab and stayed
in Mecca for five months until the
month of Zilhijja 60 Hijri. Imam
a.s changed the rituals of Hajj
into Umra to avoid bloodshed in
Mecca.
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Imam Hussain a.s stopped at
fourteen destinations on route to
Karbala. These destinations have
been mentioned in history books
and have even been traced to a
map of 9th Century Hijri, held in the
British Museum.
1. Saffah Imam Hussain a.s
met the famous poet Farazdaq.
Farazdaq advised Imam Hussain
a.s of the deceitful intentions of the
people of Kufa.
2. Dhatul Irq Imam Hussain a.s
met Abdullah Ibn Jaafar who was
Imam’s a.s cousin and the husband
of his sister Hazrat Zainab s.a.
Abdullah brought his two sons Aun
and Muhammad to accompany the
Imam a.s. Both sons were later
martyred.
3. Town of Batn-ur-Rumma
Imam Hussain a.s met Abdullah
Ibn Mutee who told the Imam a.s
that the people of Kufa could not be
trusted.
4 Town of Zurud Imam a.s met
Zohair Ibne Qain. At the time Zohair was undecided as to which side
to take, Imam a.s or Yazid. Imam
Hussain a.s saw his tent and sent
him a note. The contents of the
note are unknown, but the result
was that Zohair joined Imam Hussain a.s and was later martyred.
5 Town of Zabala Imam Hussain
a.s learnt the heartbreaking news
that Hazrat Muslim Ibne Aqeel, his
two small children and Imam’s dear
friend Hani had been martyred.
Many tribesmen who were travelling
with Imam Hussain a.s left after the
signs of an impending war with no
hopes of collecting war booty had
become clear.
6 Batn-e-Aqiq Imam Hussain
a.s met a man from the tribe of
Akrama who informed him that
Kufa had been surrounded by Yazid
and no one was permitted to enter
or leave the town.
7 Sorat Imam a.s stayed here
over night. The next morning
after morning prayer he asked his
companions to store as much water
as possible.
8 Sharaf Imam Hussain a.s was
told by a companion of the approach of an army through the dust
storm.
9 Zuhasm Imam Hussain a.s was
met by 1000 of Hur’s men, coming from Kufa and without water.
Day 7 AH 61 (7th October 680)
Fearing for the health of the women and children, Imam Hussain (as) asks his brother
‘Abbas (as) to bring water from the river which he manages despite being attacked.
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Mahatma Gandhi (Indian political and spiritual leader 1869 - 1948):
“My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its
believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Hussain (A.S.), the great saint.
I learned from Hussain (as) how to achieve victory while being oppressed.”
Imam Hussain a.s offered the
enemy water - all the soldiers and
animals drank to their fill. At the
time of midday prayers Hur and his
army stood to pray behind Imam
Hussain a.s. In light of the treachery of the Kufans Imam Hussain a.s
did not wish to go to Kufa and Hur’s
army did not want him to return
to Madina. Both parties agreed to
by-pass Kufa and turn north with
Imam’s a.s party leading and Hur’s
SYRIA
army following behind.
Damascus
IRAQ
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Karbala
13
Kufa
12
Najaf
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10 9
8 KUWAIT
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JORDAN
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Madina
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2
1
Mecca
10 Baiza Imam a.s delivered a famous sermon detailing reasons for
opposing the oath of allegiance to
Yazid. Twelve hundred years later
in Gettesburg, Abraham Lincoln in
a speech said, ‘to suffer in silence
while they should protest makes
cowards of men’. His words reflect
what Imam a.s said and stood for
over 1200 years ago.
11 Uzaibul Hajanat Imam Hussain a.s did not mobilise military
support which he could easily have
mustered in Hejaz – he did not wish
to exploit the physical strength
available to him.
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12 Qasre- Bani Maqatil Imam
Hussain a.s saw a dream. In
explaining it to his son Hazrat Ali
Akbar a.s, he said ‘we have no worries whether death takes us or we
fall upon death’.
IRAN
13 Nainawah A messenger from
Ibn Ziad the Governor of Kufa came
to meet the army of Hur and told
them not to leave the Imam a.s.
They passed through Ghaziriyah
and arrived at a place by the river
banks of the Euphrates.
14 Karbala The final destination Kerbin-wa-bala - a place of torture
and pain. Tents were pitched near
the river bank. The date was 2nd
of Muharram 61 Hijiri (3rd October
681 AD).
SAUDI
ARABIA
Day 8 AH 61 (8th October 680)
Imam Hussain (as) meets Sa’ad questioning his allegiance to Yazid and asks, “Don’t
you fear God on the Day of Judgement? You know who I am”. But Sa’ad’s loyalty is
unshaken.
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The Scale of Things
Muharram is a time of mourning and reflection, a time when we should
be contemplating the world around us as we stand witness to the
increase in wars, injustice, economic hardships and people’s suffering
across the globe. We must never forget that each one of us can make
a difference and ‘better’ our world. Imam Hussain (as) gave all for the
sake of Islam. He secured for us, an eternal victory, by showing us the
only “true and right path” so that we may adhere to it, and achieve
success for the afterlife! He stood firm against the evil Emperor of his
time and all the wrong he represented. Hazrat Imam Hussain (as) was
prepared to sacrifice everything in the way of Allah without hesitation, to
end corruption and for the preservation of truth and justice on Earth.
Ummayad empire combined with modern map
Antoine Bara (Lebanese Christian writer & scholar)
“No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and
admiration as well as provided more lessons than the martyrdom of Husayn in the
battle of Karbala.” (Husayn in Christian Ideology)
Useful
Links
Information and
Documentaries
www.channel4.com/hajj
www.muslimheritage.com/timeline
Google documentaries
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(type each of the below in search bar)
BBC - An Islamic History of Europe
The Seven wonders of the Muslim
World
Paradise Found: A Documentary on
Islamic Architecture
Turning Muslim in Texas
Islam In Europe 711 - 1492 AD
Spread of Islam at the death of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) -632
Conquests under the first four caliphs - 632-661
Conquests under the Ummayad Caliphs - 661-750
Byzantine Empire
Day 9 AH 61 (9th October 680)
Imam Hussain’s (as) camp is filled with the cries of children for water as they prepare
for the inevitable attack. Imam Hussain (as) sends one last message to Sa’ad asking
to be spared one last night so that they may pray to Allah and recite the Qur’an. Sa’ad
reluctantly agrees and the Imam gathers his followers together for one last sermon.
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Multimedia, Duas,
Supplications, Ziyarat
and Quran
www.duas.org
www.imamhussain.tv (live broadcast, Arabic)
www.al-quran.ca/en_index.html
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Day 10 ‘Ashura’ AH 61 (10th October 680)
Friday 10th Muharram on what was to be his last day Imam Hussain (as) continues to
appeal to the enemy’s humanity to no avail. By mid-afternoon Imam Hussain (as), his
children and relatives face the brutal enemy and are slayed one by one despite their
bravery.
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ISLAMIC CALENDER Jan - June
1
1
Fri
Safar
February
Sat
Rabi’ al Awwal
Sun
5
1
Mon
6
2
SHAHADAT 2nd Imam
Tue
7
H Hassan A.S
Muharram 3
Wed January
Safar 4
8
Muharram
Thu 1
3 5
9
Fri 2
4 6
10
Sat 3
5 7
11
Sun 4
6 8
12
Mon 5
7 9
13
Tue 6
8 10
14
Wed 7
9 11
15
Thu 8
ASHURA
10 12
16
Fri 9
11 13
17
Sat 10
12 14
18
Sun 11
13 15
19
ARBAEEN
Mon 12
14 16
20
Tue 13
15 17
21
Wed 14
16 18
22
Thu 15
17 19
23
Fri 16
18 20
24
Sat 17
19 21
25
Sun 18
20 22
26
Mon 19
21 23
27
WAFAT
Tue 20
22 24 Prophet Muhammad
S.A.W 28
8th Imam
Wed 21
23 25 SHAHADAT
29
H Ali Reza A.S
Thu 22
24 26
30
SHAHADAT 4th Imam
Rabi’ al Awwal
1
Fri 23 H Ali Zainul Abedin A.S 25 27
Sat 24
26 28
2
Sun 25
27
Mon 26
28
Tue 27
29
Safar
Wed 28
1
Thu 29
2
Fri 30
3
Sat 31
4
March
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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29
30
31
Rabi’ al Awwal
Rabi’ al Thaani
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5
6
7
SHAHADAT 11th Imam
8
H Hassan Askari A.S
EID e ZEHRA A.S
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
MILAD un NABI & WILADAT
6th Imam H Jaffer Sadiq A.S 17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
Rabi’ al Thaani
1
2
3
4
WAFAT
Masuma e Qom A.S
Bank Holidays
May
1
2
3
Rabi’ al Thaani 4
April
Jamaadi al Ula 5
1
5 6
2
6 7
3
7 8
4
8 9
5
9 10
WILADAT 11th Imam
6
10 11
H Hassan Askari A.S
7
11 12
8
12 13
9
13 14
10
14 15
11
15 16
12
16 17
13
17 18
14
18 19
15
19 20
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23 24
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24 25
21
25 26
22
26 27
23
27 28
24
28 29
25
29 30
26
30 31
Jammadi al’ Ula 1
27
28
2
29
3
30
4
Jammadi al Ula
Jamaadi al Thaani
WILADAT
Sayyida Zainab A.S
2009/1430
5
6
Jamaadi al Thaani
Rajab
7 June
7
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21 14
Sayyida Fatima A.S
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22 15
22
23 16
23
24 17
24
25 18
25
26 19
26
27 20
27
28 21
28
29 22
Jammadi al’ Thaani
29
1 23
WILADAT 5th Imam Rajab
1
2 24 H Muhammad Baqir A.S
WILADAT
2
3 25
Sayyida Fatima A.S
SHAHADAT 10th Imam
3
4 26
H Ali un Naqi A.S
4
5 27
5
6 28
6
29
WILADAT th Imam
7
30
H Musa Kazim A.S
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ISLAMIC CALENDER July - Dec
August
1
3
Sat
Sun
Mon
Rajab
Sha’baan
Tue July
Rajab 8
Wed 1
WILADAT 9th Imam
Thu 2
9
H Muhammad Taqi A.S
10
Fri 3
11
Sat 4
12
Sun 5
Mon 6 WILADAT 1st Imam H Ali A.S 13
Tue 7
14
Wed 8 WAFAT Sayyida Zainab A.S 15
Thu 9
16
17
Fri 10
18
Sat 11
19
Sun 12
20
Mon 13
21
Tue 14
22
Wed 15
23
Thu 16
24
Fri 17
SHAHDAT 7th Imam
25
Sat 18
H Musa e Kazim A.S
Sun 19 WAFAT Hazrat Abu Talib A.S 26
27
Mon 20
28
Tue 21
29
Wed 22
30
Thu 23
Sha’baan
1
Fri 24
2
Sat 25
WILADAT 3rd Imam
3
Sun 26
H Hussain A.S
4
Mon 27 WILADAT H Abbas A.S
WILADAT 4th Imam
5
Tue 28 H Ali Zainul Abideen A.S
6
Wed 29
7
Thu 30
8
Fri 31
Sat
2009/1430
Sha’baan
Ramadhan
9
1
10
2
Ramadhan
Shawwaal
11 September
3
WAFAT
12 1
4
10
Sayyida Khadija A.S
13 2
5
11
14 3
6
12
e BARAAT & WILADAT
15 4
7 SHAB
13
12th Imam H Mehdi A.S
WILADAT 2nd Imam
16 5
8
14
H Hassan A.S
17 6
9
15
18 7
10
16
19 8
11
17
20 9
12
18
1st Imam
21 10 SHAB e ZARBAT
13
19
H Ali A.S
22 11
14
20
23 12 SHAHDAT 1st Imam H Ali A.S 21
15
24 13
16
22
LAILAT al QADR
25 14
17
23
26 15
18
24
27 16
19
25
28 17
20
26
29 18
21
27
30 19
22
28
Ramadhan 1
23
20
29
2 21
24
30
Shawwal
EID al FITR Shawwal
3 22
25
1
4 23
26
2
5 24
27
3
6 25
28
4
7 26
29
5
8 27
30
6
9 28
31
7
YAUM e GHAM
29
8
30
9
Bank Holidays
November
1
2
Shawwaal 3
October
Dhul Qa’dah 4
1
10 5
2
11 6
3
12 7
4
13 8
5
14 9
6
15 10
7
16 11
8
17 12
9
18 13
10
19 14
11
20 15
12
21 16
13
22 17
14
23 18
15
24 19
6th Imam
16 SHAHADAT
25 20
H Jaffer Sadiq A.S
17
26 21
18
27 22
19
28 23
20
29 24
Dhul Qa’dah
21
1 25
22
2 26
23
3 27
24
4 28
25
5 29
26
6 30
27
7
28
8
29
9
30
10
8th Imam
31 WILADAT
11
H Ali Reza A.S
Dhul Qa’dah
Dhul Hijjah
12
Dhul Hijjah
13 December 1431 Muharram
12
14 1
13
15 2
14
16 3
WILADAT 10th Imam
15
17 4
H Ali un Naqi A.S
16
18 5
17
19 6
EID e GHADEER
18
20 7
19
21 8
20
22 9
21
23 10
SHAHADAT
22
24 11
Sons of H Muslim A.S
23
25 12
EID e MUBAHILA
24
26 13
25
27 14
26
28 15
SHAHADAT 9th Imam
27
29 16
H Muhammad Taqi A.S
28
30 17
Dhul Hijjah
29
1 18
Muharram 1431
1
2 19
2
3 20
3
4 21
4
5 22
5
6 23
SHAHADAT 5th Imam
6
7 24
H Muhammad Baqir A.S
7
8 25
SHAHADAT H Muslim A.S
8
9 26
ROZ e ARAFAT
EID al HAJJ
9
10 27
ROZ e ASHURA
10
11 28
11
29
30 ZIYARAT of Shuhada e Kerbala 12
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Dr. K. Sheldrake: “Of that gallant band, male and female knew that the
enemy forces around were implacable, and were not only ready to fight, but to kill.
Denied even water for the children, they remained parched under the burning sun
and scorching sands, yet not one faltered for a moment. Husain marched with his little
company, not to glory, not to power of wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice, and every
member bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching.”
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