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Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq

The birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq is an important religious observance in the Muslim communities, and it is observed on the 17th of the Rabi' al-awwal, which is the third month in the Islamic calendar.

The birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq commemorates the birthday of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq.

Prophet Muhammad was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam, and he was a deeply spiritual man spending time in meditation. It is said that the Angel Jibrail visited the Prophet Muhammad while he was meditating in a small cave outside of Mecca. After this first revelation, the Prophet Muhammad has received daily revelations for 23 years till his death in 632.

Most Sunni Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad was born on 12 Rabi' al-awwal, while Shia Muslims believe he was born on 17 Rabi' al-awwal.

Jafar al-Sadiq was the 6th imam of Twelver and Ismaili Shia. He inherited the position of the imam in his mid-thirties after the death of his father and was the founder of the Jafari school of jurisprudence, which trained about four thousand students. He was born on 17 Rabiul Awwal, the same day as Prophet Muhammad.

The following is the list of Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq from 2022 to 2026.

HolidayDateWeekday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Oct 13, 2022Thursday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Oct 02, 2023Monday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Sep 21, 2024Saturday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Sep 10, 2025Wednesday
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
and Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
Aug 31, 2026Monday

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