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1 Muharram August 31, 2019 Islamic New Year: 1-10 Muharram August 31-September 9, 2019 Bibi-Ka-Alam: event held in Hyderabad, India: 2 Muharram September 1, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: Arrival of Imam Hussain in Karbalā, 61 A.H. 3 Muharram September 2, 2019 Shia day of Mourning: Water supply to Imam Husain & his companions was stopped in Karbalā
In Shia Islam, Ashura commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali, Muhammad's grandson and the third Shia imam. [20] Husayn was killed, alongside most of his male relatives and his small retinue, on 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680) in the Battle of Karbala against the army of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r.
Lebanon gained its independence from France in 1943. December 25: Christmas Day: عيد الميلاد: Noël: Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar; 1 Muharram: Islamic New Year: رأس السنة الهجرية [2] Nouvel an islamique: In French, it is also known as 1 er Muharram. [7] 10 Muharram: Day of Ashura: ذكرى عاشوراء ...
In Islam, a ziyārah (Arabic: زیارة) is a visit to the tomb of a saint or other holy person, such as the Islamic prophet Muhammad or Imam Husayn. [2]‘Āshūrā’ (Arabic: عاشوراء), literally "tenth", is a holiday and a day of grief for the Muslims, falling on 10 Muharram of the Islamic calendar.
In Lebanon, Muharram rituals show Iranian roots and were restrained until about the mid nineteenth century. [25] Later, Karbala symbolism was used there effectively against the Israeli occupation (1985–2000). [45] [125] Extreme forms of self-flagellation have also been banned in Iran and the Hezbollah party of Lebanon since the mid-90s. [26]
For family members, friends, co-workers, or loved ones celebrating Muharram, here are Muharram 2024 wishes and messages to share in honor of the Islamic New Year: Wishing you a blessed Islamic year!
5 Muharram: Baba Farid, a Punjabi Sufi saint, died on this day in 1266. His death is celebrated for six days during Muharram, in Pakpattan, Pakistan. [32] 8 Muharram: In what became known as the 1782 Muharram Rebellion, on this day Bengali Muslims in Sylhet staged one of the earliest anti-British uprisings in the Indian subcontinent. [33] [34]
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