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Birth of Abbas ibn Ali

Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala.

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Birth of Abbas ibn Ali

Shia communities mark the birth of Abbas ibn Ali, half-brother of Hussein and bearer of his standard at Karbala.

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ولادت حضرت ابوالفضل العباس

4 Shaban, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)

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The year

21 fixed-date days · this one in red

Birth of Abbas ibn Ali moves with its calendar (lunar-hijri), so it has no fixed place on this strip.

Fixed-date days on the strip; movable days are listed by their own calendar.

1 Shawwal

Ramadan and Eid al-Fitrreligious

10 Muharram

Muharram and Ashurareligious

10 Dhu al-Hijjah

Eid al-Adha (Eid-e Qorban)religious

1 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)

Islamic New Yearreligious

9 Muharram, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)

Tasuareligious

20 Safar, Lunar Hijri (moves about 11 days earlier each year)

Arbaeenreligious

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