Happy Islamic New Year 1437-2016
History About 1st Month Of Islamic Calender.
Muharram (Arabic: Almuharam)
is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months
of the year. [1] Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves
from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.
The word "Muharram"
means "Forbidden" and
is derived from the word harām (Arabic: al), meaning "sinful". It
is held to be the second holiest month, following Ramadan. Some Muslims fast
during these days. The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura, which to Shia Muslims is part of the Mourning of Muharram.
Sunni Muslims fast during this day, because it is recorded
in the hadith [2] that Musa (Moses) and his
people obtained a victory over the Egyptian Pharaoh on the 10th day of Muharram; accordingly Muhammad asked Muslims to pray on this day
that is Ashura and on a day before that is 9th (called Tasu'a).
Shia Muslims during Muharram do different
things. They observe and respect Muharram as the month that killed Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali, in battle of Karbala. They mourn for
Hussein ibn Ali and refrain from all joyous events. Unlike Sunni Muslims, Shiite do
not fast in this month especially on the 9th
and 10th days of Muharram.
[3] In addition there is a very important Ziyarat book which is called
"Ziyarat Ashura" about Hussein ibn Ali. In Shia religion it's very
popular to read this ziyarat in the "Day
of Ashura". Although most of the Shias try to read Ziyarat Ashura
every day and they send salutations to Husayn ibn Ali. [4] Hussain ibn Ali was
the grandson of Muhammed, and was killed on the land of Karbala ordered by the
caliph Yazid ibn Muawiah.
