Khaberni - The date for Ashura fasting falls on the tenth of Muharram, and Muslims are keen to observe it by fasting due to the great virtue and expiation of sins associated with it, as it is a day li ...

India, June 15 -- Muharram is one of the holy months of the Islamic lunar calendar, which marks the beginning of the Hijri year. It is one of the four sacred months in Islam. As the Islamic calendar ...

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and means "forbidden," referring to warfare being forbidden this month. This month, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year, offers an ...

The Islamic calendar, also known as the Hijri calendar, consists of 12 lunar months. Although the calendar was formally established during the caliphate of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (RA) in 638 CE — ...

Hassane is imam at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and lives in San Diego. Muslims around the world have some seasons in the year which are considered sacred. One of them is the month of Muharram, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy Muharram! Muslims around the world have started observing the first month of the new Islamic year, known as Muharram. What ...