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Muharram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم, romanized: al-Muḥarram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is banned.
Twelver Shia Muslims believe the Islamic new year is the first of Rabi' al-Awwal rather than Muharram, due to it being the month in which the Hijrah took place. [6] This has led to difference regarding description of the years in which some events took place, such as the Muharram-occurring battle of Karbala , which Shias say took place in 60 AH ...
Bliss, originally titled Bucolic Green Hills, is the default wallpaper of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system. It is a photograph of a green rolling hills and daytime sky with cirrus clouds . Charles O'Rear , a former National Geographic photographer, took the photo in January 1998 near the Napa – Sonoma county line, California, after a ...
December 10: Victory Day: Victory over Daesh ISIS. December 25: Christmas Day: Muharram 1: Islamic New Year: Muharram 10: Ashura: Rabi' al-Awwal 12: The Prophet's Birthday: Shawwal 1: End of Ramadan (3 days) Dhu al-Hijjah 10: Feast of Sacrifice (4 days) Dhu al-Hijjah 18 Eid al-Ghadir
In Sunni Islam, ninth and tenth of Muharram are days for voluntary fasting, strongly encouraged by Sunni jurists. [2] While not endorsed by all Sunni scholars, [ 2 ] [ 13 ] Ashura is further viewed as a day of thanksgiving ( shukr ) to God, a joyous occasion, celebrated through pious acts and acceptable expressions of delight. [ 14 ]
The first outdoor Muharram procession in Bahrain is reported to have taken place in Manama in 1891, led by Mirza Muhammad Ismail, the local agent for the British-India Steam Navigation Company. [1] Historian Nelida Fuccaro describes the event as: This was a momentuous even for Manama's Shi'is.
18 Dhu al-Hijjah, Shīʿite Muslims celebrate the event of Ghadir Khumm – AH 10. 19 Dhu al-Hijjah, Fatimah went to Ali's house after their marriage. 23 Dhu al-Hijjah, martyrdom of Meesam Tammar, friend of Ali – AH 60. 23 Dhu al-Hijjah, martyrdom of two sons of Muslim ibn ʿAqīl in Kufa – AH 60.
Husayn and his small retinue were slaughtered in the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680 CE) against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683). The battle followed Husayn's refusal to pledge his allegiance to Yazid, who is often portrayed by Muslim historians as impious and immoral. In Shia Islam, Karbala symbolizes the ...