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Eid al-Fitr

- Eid al-Fitr
- عيد الفطر‎

Eid al-Fitr, is the earlier of the two official holidays celebrated within Islam. The religious holiday is celebrated by Muslims worldwide because it marks the end of the month-long dawn-to-sunset fasting of Ramadan. It falls on the first day of Shawwal in the Islamic calendar; this does not always …

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⚔️ Battle of the Trench

The Battle of the Trench, also known as the Battle of Khandaq and the Battle of the Confederates, was a 27-day-long defense by Muslims of Yathrib from Arab and Jewish tribes. The strength of the confederate armies is estimated at around 10,000 men with six hundred horses and some camels, while the Medinan defenders numbered …

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Day of Sorrow

The Day of Sorrow is commemorated by some Muslims, marking the razing of the Al-Baqi' cemetery in Medina by Saudi King Abdulaziz ibn Saud. In the Gregorian calendar, the demolition took place on 21 April 1926; in the lunar-based Islamic calendar, it fell on the 8th of Shawwal and is observed on that day.
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Marriage of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid to Muhammad

Khadija bint Khuwaylid, commonly known as Khadija, was the first wife and first follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Khadija was the daughter of Khuwaylid ibn Asad, a leader of the Quraysh tribe in Mecca, and a successful businesswoman in her own right.

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Major Occultation of Muhammad al-Mahdi begins

The Major Occultation, according to Shia, is Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi's second occultation after the Minor Occultation. According to Twelvers, the Major Occultation which came around the year 329AH/941CE is still in effect, and will not end until the end of time when the Mahdi returns to reestablish justice on earth.

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⚔️ Martyrdom of Hamzah in the Battle of Uhud, 3 AH

Ḥamzah ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib was a foster brother, companion and paternal uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Birth of Abu Talib

Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib Abu Talib means; The father of Talib, born ʿImrān (عِمْرَان) or ʿAbd Manāf, was the leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula. He was an uncle of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and father of the Rashid Caliph …

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Birth of Fatimah bint Musa

Fatimah bint Musa, commonly known as Fatimah al-Masumah was the daughter of the seventh Twelver Shia Imam, Musa al-Kadhim and sister of the eighth Twelver Shia Imams, Ali al-Rida. Every year, millions of Shia Muslims travel to Qom to honor Fatima Masumeh at her shrine.

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Birth of Ali ar-Ridha, 148 AH

Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, also spelled Rida or Reza in Persian, also known as Abu al-Hasan, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the eighth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, after his father Musa al-Kadhim, and before his son Muhammad al-Jawad. He was an Imam of knowledge according to the Zaydi (Fiver) Shia …

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Dahwul Ardh

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