Islamic Calendar
The Hijri months with the days of the Ahlul Bayt (a) — births, martyrdoms, Eids and occasions — laid over the English calendar. Every date is entered once on its Hijri day and returns each year by itself.
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- Wiladat · birth
- Shahadat · martyrdom
- Wafat · passing
- Eid · celebration
- Occasion
Events in August 1979
- 10Ram
- 15Ram
Birth of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Wiladat · birthThu, 9 Aug 19793 AH · 1445 years ago
- 17Ram
OccasionSat, 11 Aug 19792 AH · 1446 years ago
- 19Ram
Imam Ali (a) struck in the Mosque of Kufa · first night of Qadr
OccasionMon, 13 Aug 197940 AH · 1408 years ago
- 20Ram
OccasionTue, 14 Aug 19798 AH · 1440 years ago
- 21Ram
Martyrdom of Imam Ali (a) · second night of Qadr
Shahadat · martyrdomWed, 15 Aug 197940 AH · 1408 years ago
- 23Ram
Laylat al-Qadr — the Night of Power
OccasionFri, 17 Aug 1979
The 23rd night, held to be the most likely of the three.
- 1Shw
Eid · celebrationFri, 24 Aug 1979
The feast of breaking the fast — the first day of Shawwal, when the month of Ramadan is complete.
- 8Shw
OccasionFri, 31 Aug 19791344 AH · 104 years ago