Birthday of Imām al-Ḥusayn (a) - 3rd of Shaʻbān  The third Imām, Imām al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī (a) was born in Madinah on the 3rd of Shaʻbān in the 4th year after Hijrah. He was the second child born to Amīr al-Mu’minīn and Sayyidah Fāṭimah (a). Two of the commonly mentioned names of the Imām are…

Birthday of Ḥaḍrat ‘Abbas - 4th of Shaʻbān Ḥadrat ‘Abbas was the first of four sons born to Amīr al-Mu’minīn and Umm al-Banīn bint Ḥizām al-Kilābī. He is known as Abul Faḍl and his alqāb (honorific titles) are as-Sāqī (the one who makes others drink), Sāḥib Liwā’ al-Ḥusayn (the flag-bearer of Ḥusayn) and Qamaru Banī…

Birthday of Imām as-Sajjād (peace be upon him) - 5th of Shaʻbān The 5th of Shaʻbān marks the anniversary of the birth of our fourth Imam, Imām ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn (a). Some of his famous alqāb (honorific titles) are Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn (the adornment of the worshippers), Sayyid as-Sājidīn (the leader of those who do sajdah),…

Birthday of Hadhrat Ali Akbar (AS)

Birthday of Imām al-Ḥujjah (may Allah hasten his reappearance) - 15th of Shaʻbān The 15th of Shaʻbān marks the birthday of the living Imām, Imām al-Ḥujjah b. al-Ḥasan (may Allah hasten his reappearance). Some of the titles of the twelfth Imām are Baqīyatullah (whom Allah has kept alive as a source of mercy and benefit),…

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