Muḥarram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year where fighting is prohibited.Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with theGregorian calendar.
The word "Muharram" means "forbidden". 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 on two successive days, because it is recorded in the hadith as a day when Moses liberated the Israelite people from the Pharaoh and mourn the sacrifice of Imam Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
Shia Muslims during Muharram do different things and with different intentions. They observe and respect Muharram as the month that saw the martyrdom of Hussein ibn Ali in the Battle of Karbala. Imam (king) Hossein was the son of Ali-ibne-Abi Talib (Hazrat Ali, the first Shiite Imam) and Fatima, the daughter of the Holy Prophet Mohammad. His title was Saiyid-ush-Shohada. He is the 3rd shiite Imam.
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