Saturday June 21, 2025
Lunar Hijri
Dhuʻl-Hijjah 25, 1446
Solar Hijri
Khordad 31, 1404
Religious occasion Strength of evidence: Medium
After Uthman’s killing in 35 AH, the people of Medina insistently pledged allegiance to Imam Ali as caliph.
- Other views
- 18 and 24 Dhu al-Hijjah are also reported.
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Religious occasion Strength of evidence: Medium
Verses of Surat al-Insan were revealed about the Ahl al-Bayt after they fasted three days and gave their food to the poor, the orphan and the captive.
- Related Quranic verses
- 76:5-22 — The verses of the righteous (al-Abrar).
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National occasion Strength of evidence: Strong
Mostafa Chamran, defence minister and commander of irregular warfare, was killed at Dehlavieh in 1981.
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