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Eid Meelad Un Nabi (SAWAW) 2024

Eid Meelad Un Nabi (SAWAW) 2024———————————————————- “Husaynia Islamic Society of Seatle” welcomes all denominations of Islam to the Annual Interfaith Meelad Un Nabi (SAWAW) event. We look forward to your presence and participation in this blessed celebration. May this Eid Meelad Un Nabi (SAWAW) bring peace, blessings, and joy to all. Please take a moment …

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Birth of Hasan al-Askari, 232 AH

Hasan ibn Ali al-Askari was a Muslim scholar and the 11th Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, after his father Ali al-Hadi. He is also an important figure to Sunni-Sufis. He was called Abu Muhammad and Ibn al-Ridha. Because Samarra, the city where he lived, was a garrison town, he is generally known as al-Askari. Al-Askari …

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⚔️ Battle of the Camel

The Battle of the Camel, also known as the Battle of Jamel or the Battle of Basra, took place outside of Basra, Iraq, in 36 AH/656 CE. The battle was fought between the army of the fourth caliph, Ali, on one side, and the rebel army led by Aisha, Talhah and Zubayr, on the other …

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Birth of Fatimah bint Muhammad, 8 BH

Fatimah bint Muhammad, commonly known as Fatimah al-Zahra, was born to the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadijah. Sunni Muslims hold that Fatimah was the youngest of their daughters, whereas Shia Muslims maintain that Fatimah was the only daughter of the couple. Fatimah’s husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun Caliphs and the first Shia …

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Martyrdom of Ali al-Hadi

Alī ibn Muḥammad al-Hādī was a Muslim scholar and the tenth of the Twelve Imams after his father Muhammad al-Jawad and before his son Hasan al-Askari. He remained in Medina teaching until the age of 30 when he was summoned to Samarra by the Abbasid caliph Al-Mutawakkil. There he was treated roughly by the caliph …

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Birth of Muhammad al-Baqir, 57 AH

Muhammad al-Baqir full name Muhammad bin ‘Ali bin al-Husayn bin Ali bin Abi Talib, also known as Abu Ja’far or simply al-Baqir (677-733) was the fifth Imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father Zayn al-Abidin and succeeded by his son Ja’far al-Sadiq. His mother, Fatima Umm Abdallah, was the daughter of Hasan ibn Ali, making …

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