Muharram

[moo-har-uhm, moo-hahr-uhm]

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noun

the first month of the Islamic calendar.

Muharram

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noun

the first month of the Islamic year

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Muharram¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Arabic ��ḥa�� “forbidden,” from ḥa�� “to prohibit, deny”; harem ( def. )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Muharram¹

from Arabic: sacred

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The mourning over their deaths reaches to its peak on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram.

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Last year when the Muharram procession overlapped with a Hindu festival, Muslim leaders changed the timing of their march to avoid confrontation.

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They cited the advent of Muharram, a communal mourning season observed primarily by Shiite Muslims.

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As Shiites, they were observing Muharram, to mark the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

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Most were dressed in black to mark the Muslim month of Muharram and some wore white capes symbolising burial shrouds and their willingness to die.

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�� is Muharram?

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It’s also spelled Moharram.It is one of the months of the Islamic calendar that Muslims consider sacred.The first day of Muharram is the first day of the Islamic New Year.The tenth day of Muharram is Ashura, which is an important day for both Sunni and Shiʿite Muslims.

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