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| Monday, January 05, 2009 |
11 - Muharram 1430
On this day, in the year 61 Hijri, 'Umar bin Sa'd ordered his army to head towards Kufa City (In recent Iraq), accompanying with them the remaining family of Imam Husayn (pbuh), which mainly consisted of women and children, as well as Imam Ali bin Al...
| Monday, January 05, 2009 |
10 - Muharram 1430
This is the day of 'Ashura. On this tragic day, the grandson of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hp) and his great companions have been martyred in the most barbaric way. On this tragic day, the holy Imam Husayn (pbuh)'s body was thrown by arrows, torn by sw...
| Monday, January 05, 2009 |
07 - Muharram 1430
On this day, 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad sent a letter to Umar bin Sa'd and ordered him to utilize his soldiers and create a barrier between Imam Al Husayn (pbuh) and the Euphrates, not allowing the Imam (pbuh) and his companions to drink not even a singl...
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
05 - Muharram 1430
On this day which was Sunday, 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad dispatched a man near Shab'ath bin Rab'ai telling him that he must present himself at the Governor's mansion. Shab'ath bin Rab'ai has made himself as sick and wished Ibn Ziyad excused him from dis...
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
03 - Muharram 1430
'Umar bin Sa'd, accompanied with four thousand soldiers from Al Kufa, reached Karbala' on the third day of Muharram, the very next day of Imam Husayn (pbuh)'s entry in Karbala'.
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
04 - Muharram 1430
On this day, 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad ordered the people of Al Kufa to gather inside the City Masjid where he went upon the pulpit and said:
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
02 - Muharram 1430
On this day, Imam Husayn bn Ali (pbuh) arrived at Karbala'a, and Al Hurr bin Yazid wrote a letter to 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad in which he informed him about Imam Husayn (pbuh)'s arrival at Karbala'.
| Sunday, December 28, 2008 |
01 - Muharram 1430
The death of Muhammad ibn Al Hanafiyya (r.a.)Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (15 A.H. - 80 or 81 A.H.) was the son of Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (pbuh). He was called Ibn Hanafiyyah after his mother, Khawlah bint Ja`far; she was known as Hanafiyyah after her ...
| Thursday, December 04, 2008 |
18th of Thu el-Hejja | Eid Al Ghadeer.
This is the day of Eid Al Ghadeer, the greatest divine Eid and the Eid for the progeny of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hp). All the Prophets appointed by Allah (S.W.T.) have celebrated this day as an Eid and recognized its importance.The following verse w...
| Thursday, December 04, 2008 |
10th of Thu el-Hejja | Eid Al Ad-ha
This is the Holy day of Eid and a highly auspicious day. It has been named Eid Al Ad-ha (the Eid of sacrifice) because the pilgrims in this day sacrifice animals (such as cows or sheep) for the poor and needy in the area of Mina, and that is after t...
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
05 - Muharram 1430
By Administrator Account @ 7:06 PM :: 78 Views :: Religious Occasions
On this day which was Sunday, 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad dispatched a man near Shab'ath bin Rab'ai telling him that he must present himself at the Governor's mansion. Shab'ath bin Rab'ai has made himself as sick and wished Ibn Ziyad excused him from dispatching to Karbala', but 'Ubayd Allah sent him the following message from the Holy Qur'an:
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
03 - Muharram 1430
By Administrator Account @ 7:01 PM :: 58 Views :: Religious Occasions
'Umar bin Sa'd, accompanied with four thousand soldiers from Al Kufa, reached Karbala' on the third day of Muharram, the very next day of Imam Husayn (pbuh)'s entry in Karbala'.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
04 - Muharram 1430
By Administrator Account @ 7:01 PM :: 48 Views :: Religious Occasions
On this day, 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad ordered the people of Al Kufa to gather inside the City Masjid where he went upon the pulpit and said:
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
02 - Muharram 1430
By Administrator Account @ 6:59 PM :: 57 Views :: Religious Occasions
On this day, Imam Husayn bn Ali (pbuh) arrived at Karbala'a, and Al Hurr bin Yazid wrote a letter to 'Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad in which he informed him about Imam Husayn (pbuh)'s arrival at Karbala'.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
01 - Muharram 1430
By Administrator Account @ 6:58 PM :: 80 Views :: Religious Occasions
The death of Muhammad ibn Al Hanafiyya (r.a.)
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah (15 A.H. - 80 or 81 A.H.) was the son of Imam Ali bin Abi Taleb (pbuh). He was called Ibn Hanafiyyah after his mother, Khawlah bint Ja`far; she was known as Hanafiyyah after her tribe Banu Hanfiah.
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Thursday, December 04, 2008
18th of Thu el-Hejja | Eid Al Ghadeer.
By Administrator Account @ 11:41 AM :: 156 Views :: Religious Occasions
This is the day of Eid Al Ghadeer, the greatest divine Eid and the Eid for the progeny of the Holy Prophet (pbuh&hp). All the Prophets appointed by Allah (S.W.T.) have celebrated this day as an Eid and recognized its importance.
The following verse was revealed to the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.): " O Apostle! Deliver what has been sent down to you from your Lord; and if you don't do it, you have not delivered His message (at all); and Allah will protect you from the people ..." (Quran 5:67). Following that, the Holy Messenger Muhammad (pbuh&hp) abided by Allah (S.W.T.) and appointed Imam Ali (pbuh) as his successor and declared that whosoever he was the master of, Ali was his master as well.
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
15th of Sha'aban - Birth of Imam al-Mahdi
By Benjamin Kwiecien @ 12:12 AM :: 525 Views :: Religious Occasions

Imam al-Mahdi (AS) was born on the 15th Sha'ban 255 A.H. in Samarra, Iraq. He became the Imam when his father was Martyred in 260 A.H. Imam al-Mahdi (AS) was only 5 years old when he went into ghaibat (concealment).

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Friday, August 08, 2008
Birth of Imam Zain al-Abedeen (AS)
By Benjamin Kwiecien @ 12:59 PM :: 576 Views :: Religious Occasions

Ali ibn al-Husayn (AS) was born in Medina in the year 38 AH. He lived with his grandfather, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him, for two years, with his uncle, al-Hasan, peace be on him, for twelve years, and with his father, al-Husayn, peace be on him, for twenty-three years.

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008
3rd of Sha`aban - Birth of Imam Hussein (AS)
By Benjamin Kwiecien @ 12:03 PM :: 433 Views :: Religious Occasions

Imam Hussein ibn Ali (AS) was born on the 5th of Sha`aban according to some sources and the 3rd of Sha`aban according to other sources in the 4th year after Hijra (626 AD). He is the 3rd Shia Imam.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
13th of Rajab - Birth of Imam Ali (AS)
By Benjamin Kwiecien @ 1:12 AM :: 327 Views :: Religious Occasions

On this occasion we celebrate the birth of Imam Ali (AS), Islam's first Imam after the Prophet Muhammad (SASW).

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