Sunday, December 12, 2010

Muharram dates of significance

Millions of Shia Muslims gather around the Hus...Image via WikipediaFrom ziyaraat.net:

1st - Start of the new Islamic year
2nd - Arrival of Imam Hussain (A.S.) in Karbala - (61 A.H.)
7th - Water finished in the camp of Imam Hussain(a.s.) and tents moved away from the Euphrates river - (61 A.H.)
10th - Day of Ashura - Martyrdom of Imam Hussain(a.s.) and his companions - (61 A.H.)
12th - Soyem of the martyrs of Karbala (61 A.H.)
13th - Change of direction of Qibla from Baitul Maqdas to Kaaba - (2 A.H.)
17th – Attack of Abraha’s army on Khana-e-Kaaba (1 Aamul Feel)
25th – Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen (A.S.) – (95 A.H.)

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