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  2. Muharram - Wikipedia

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    Tenth of Muharram is known as Ashura, an important day of commemoration in Islam. For Sunni Muslims , Ashura marks the parting of the Red Sea by Moses and the salvation of the Israelites . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Also on this day, Noah disembarked from the Ark , [ 3 ] God forgave Adam , and Joseph was released from prison, among various auspicious events ...

  3. Islamic New Year - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of observances set by the Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    25 Muharram September 24, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: Martyrdom of Imam Zain-ul-Abideen, 95 A.H. 30 Muharram September 29, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: 20th day of Ashura: Note: Observed next day in years in which Muharram has only 29 days 1-30 Safar: September 30 - October 28, 2019 2nd Month of the Islamic Calendar 1 Safar September 30, 2019

  5. Islamic calendar - Wikipedia

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    Islamic calendar stamp issued at King Khalid International Airport on 10 Rajab 1428 AH (24 July 2007 CE). The Hijri calendar (Arabic: ٱلتَّقْوِيم ٱلْهِجْرِيّ, romanized: al-taqwīm al-hijrī), or Arabic calendar, also known in English as the Muslim calendar and Islamic calendar, is a lunar calendar consisting of 12 lunar months in a year of 354 or 355 days.

  6. 30 Muharram Quotes and Wishes to Share With Others - AOL

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    In addition, for Shia Muslims, Muharram is a time of mourning. The grandson of Prophet Muhammad was martyred in Muharram during a massacre in Karbala, Iraq. This event is commemorated with great ...

  7. Mourning of Muharram - Wikipedia

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    Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar [1] and one of the four sacred months in which warfare is prohibited in Islam. [2] In Shia Islam, the tenth of Muharram, known as Ashura, commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [3]

  8. What is Ramadan and how do Muslims observe the Islamic holy ...

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    Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons. ... In India, home to more than 200 million Muslims making up a large minority group in the country ...

  9. Public holidays in India - Wikipedia

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    Muslims mourn the martydom of Husayn Ibn Ali, prophet Muhammad's family. Also marks parting of the Red Sea by Moses, salvation of the Israelites, Noah's disembarkment from the Ark. September: Mawlid: Floating Muslim festival that celebrates the birth of Muhammad. It is celebrated in Rabi' al-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. [12]