Ottomans Declare War on Venice

1^st of Zul Hejja, 1126 AH/ December 8th, 1714 AD
The Ottoman State declares war on Venice. The war lasted until the year 1718 AD.

Farouk Dissolves Parliament

1^st of Thul Hejja Year 1356 AH/ February 2nd , 1938 AD
King Farouk dissolves the Parliament in which Al Wafd Party enjoyed a great majority after the big win it gained in the election which was held in May 1936.

Eritrea Gains Independence

1^st of Thul Hejja Year 1413 AH/ May 23rd, 1993 AD
Eritrea gains independence after thirty years of struggle against the Ethiopian occupation. The Eritrean problem started when the UN approved of the annexation of Eritrea to the Ethiopian Crown in a federal union, a resolution which Emperor Haile Selassie capitalized on to achieve his Britain- backed expansionist ambitions.

Khaddam Dismembered

1^st of Thul Hejja Year 1426 AH/ January 1st, 2006 AD
The Syrian Baath Party dismembers former vice president Abdul Halim Khaddam on charges of treachery after he publicly criticized President Bashshar el Assad of threatening former Lebanese prime minister Rafeek el Hariri who was assassinated in February 2005.

Death of the Saudi Novelist Abdul Rahman Munif

Death of Abdul-Rahman Manif

2^nd of Thul Hejja Year 1424 AH/ January 24^th , 2994 AD
Death of Saudi writer and novelist Abdul Rahman Maneef at around 70 years of age in the Syrian capital Damascus. Foremost among his works are Quintet of Salt City, which was published in 1984, in which he dealt with the history of the Arab Peninsula. The Saudi authorities revoked the Saudi citizenship from Maneef for his opposing position to the regime, which the latter labeled as "hostile " to it.

Bablawi Named Azhar Imam

2^nd of Thul Hejja Year 1320 AH/ March 2^nd, 1903 AD
Sheikh Ali Ibn Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el Bablawi becomes grand sheikh of Azhar. Sheikh Beblawi received his early and university education at Azhar, after graduation he was named director of the Book House where he introduced reforms and regulations which gave a facelift to the institution. Then he was named Head of Ashraaf in succession of Mohammed Tawfeek el Badry. He didn’t last long as grand sheikh of Azhar since his reformist efforts in Azhar were met with vehement rejection on the part of khedive Abbas Helmy.

Alliance Defeats Russians

2^nd of Thul Hejja Year 1271 AH/ August 16^th, 1855 AD
The Ottoman- French- British allied army inflicts a crushing defeat to the Russian army in the battle of TerKater in which the Russians lost 7 thousand souls during the Crimean war between the Ottoman state and Russia.

Birth of Al-Bairoony

2^nd of Thul Hejja Year 362 AH/ September 4^th, 973 AD
Birth of Arab scholar Abu el Raihan Mohamed Ibn Ahmed Al Bairoony, an encyclopedic Arab scholar in the fields astronomy, arithmetic, geography and geology. He wrote over 120 books, foremost among which are Al Kanoon el Masoody( Masoody 's Law), Al Athar Al Bakeya(Relics of the Past) , and Saidana fi el Teb (Pharmacy in medicine).

Russia-Japan War Erupts

3^rd of zul Hejja, Year 1322 AH / February 8^th, 1904 AD:

US Lifts Libya Sanctions

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Death of Khairul-Din Al-Zarakly

Sidi Mohammed III Dethroned

 

Budapest Surrenders to Ottomans

Budapest the capital of Hungary surrenders to the Ottomans under the leadership of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who inflicted a crushing defeat on the Hungarians in the famous battle of Mohăcs.

Extraordinary AL Meeting Endorsed

3rd of Zul Hejja, Year 1425 AH/January 13th , 2005 AD: The Arab foreign ministers agreed on holding an extraordinary meeting in Cairo to set up a unified Arab parliament. They also agreed in principle to form a body to be in charge of following up the resolutions of the Arab League.

Birth of İsmet İnonu

3^rd of Zul Hejja, Year 1301 AH/  September 24^th, 1884 AD:

Birth of Turkish leader  Ä°smet Ä°nönü. He was one of  Mustafa Kemal Ataturk 's men who greatly helped Ataturk defeat the Greek and establish the  republic of Turkey. He assumed presidency in 1938 after the death of Ataturk and his tenure lasted for 12 years.

Death of Maktoom Bin Rashid

4^th of Zul Hejja, Year 1426 AH/ January 4th, 2006 AD :

Death of Sheikh Maktoom Bin Rashid Al Maktoom the emir of Dubai who doubled as the vice president and the prime minister in the United Arab Emirates. He ruled Dubai Emirate as early as 1410 AH/ 1990 AD. He was known for his love of Arab Islamic heritage and people. He encouraged the original Arab sports such as hawks hunting, camel races, boat races, horse riding and raising Arab horses.  

Shamsud-Din Declares Resistance

4^th of Zul Hejja, Year 1403 AH/ October 1^st, 1983 AD:

Sheikh Mohammed Shams el Din the deputy head of the Islamic Shiite Higher Council declares all out civilian resistance against the Israeli occupation in south Lebanon and issues a fatwa considering as haram any deals with Israel, labeling as traitor anyone who has any deals with it.

Egypt-Iraq Pact Signed

4^th of Zul Hejja, Year 1349 AH/ April 22^nd , 1931 AD:

Egypt concludes a friendship treaty with Iraq, the first move of its kind at the time to tie Egypt to the other Arab countries so that its positions toward the touchy issues would harmonize with that of the other Arab world states.

Birth of Dr. Mohammed Sharaf

4^th of Zul Hejja, Year 1307 AH/ July 22^nd , 1890 AD:

Birth of Dr. Mohammed Sharaf the member of the Egyptian Arabic Council and Principal of Qasr el Ainy Faculty of Medicine. He compiled a medical encyclopedia which is still an authentic reference in the medical terminologies so far.