Martyrdom of Imam Hasan 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Iran

Martyrdom of Imam Hasan Asgari, also spelled Imam Hasan al-Askari, is a public holiday in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The holiday occurs on the eighth day of the Islamic month of Rabi ul-Awwal, its date varying from year to year on the Gregorian Calendar.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	23 Aug	Sat	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan
2026	12 Aug	Wed	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan
2027	2 Sep	Thu	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Imam Hasan is regarded as the eleventh imam of the Shia branch of Islam. He is seen as one of the most important successors of Muhammad, both in a spiritual and political sense.

Imam Hasan was born in A.D. 846 and was the son of the tenth imam. When his father was suspected as a conspirator against the sitting Caliph in Medina, his father soon turned up dead. Thereupon, Hasan was shipped off to Samarra to be kept there under arrest so he would not later try to spread Shia Islam in Medina, a Sunni caliphate.

Imam Hasan pored over the Koran and over Sharia law while in “captivity” and is also thought to have studied various other languages, including Persian.

But only six years after his father died, Imam Hasan was poisoned to death. His son Muhammad al-Madhi is considered his successor under Shia Islam. And the Birthday of Imam Madhi is also a public holiday in Iran.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	2 Sep	Mon	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan
2023	14 Sep	Thu	Martyrdom of Imam Hasan