Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. It is held to be the holiest month, after Ramadan. The word “Muharram” means “forbidden”. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura, Sunni Muslims fast during this day, because it is recorded in the hadith that Musa (Moses) and his people obtained a victory over the Egyptian Pharaoh on the 10th day of Muharram; accordingly prophet Muhammad (ﷺ.) asked Muslims to fast on this day that is Ashura and on a day before that is 9th (called Tasu’a). Muslims mourn the death of Imam Hussein and his family, respecting the sacrifice of the martyrs by praying in abundance and refraining from all joyous events.
Islamic events
- 1 Muharram: Seizure of the Grand Mosque in 1400 AH (1979 AD).
- 2 Muharram: Husayn ibn Ali enters Karbala and establishes camp. Yazid’s forces are present. 61 AH (680 AD).
- 5 Muharram: Death anniversary (urs) of Baba Farid, a Punjabi Sufi saint, in 665 AH (1266 AD). His urs is celebrated for six days during Muharram, in Pakpattan, Pakistan.
- 7 Muharram: Access to water was banned to Husayn ibn Ali by Yazid’s orders. 61 AH (680 AD).
- 10 Muharram: Referred to as the Day of Ashurah (lit. “the Tenth”), the day on which Husayn ibn Ali was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. Shia Muslims spend the day in mourning, while Sunni Muslims fast on this day, commemorating the rescue of the people of Israel by Musa (Moses) from Pharaoh. Some Sunni Muslims also mourn for the martyrs of Karbala. Many Sufi Muslims fast for the same reason as the Sunnis mentioned above, but also for the martyred dead in Karbala.
- 15 Muharram: Birth of Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi in 1297 AH (1879 AD).
- 25 Muharram: Zayn al-‘Abidin, fourth Shia Imam was martyred by Marvanian in 95 AH (714 AD).[8]
- 28 Muharram: Death anniversary (urs) of Ashraf Jahangir Semnani, an Indian Sufi saint, in 808 AH (1405 AD).
Amavasya Dates
- Start on 15 Aug 2023, 12:43 p.m Tuesday
- End on 16 Aug 2023, 16, 03:08 p.m Wednesday.
Thanks & Regards
Mohammed Ahmed Taher
Administrative Officer
For Haji Ali Dargah Trust