Muharram 2021 date, Ashura day and significance

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Muharram 2021: Know about its date, history, and significance

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Unlike other Islamic events, this is a month of mourning and praying. No celebrations happen anywhere. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

Muharram 2021 date: Just like many other important Islamic observations, Muharram also depends on the sighting of the moon. This year, it begins August 10.

Muharram is also called Muharram-ul-Haram. For the Muslim community around the world, it is considered to be the second holiest month after Ramzan. It is the first month of the Islamic Year or the Hijri calendar.

The community believes that Prophet Muhammad, who was a messenger of God, called the month of Muharram the ‘sacred month of Allah’ and a divine one. As mentioned earlier, while in most parts of the world, this first day of the Islamic New Year will fall on August 10, however depending on the sighting of the moon, Muharram may also begin August 11 in some.

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The Islamic calendar or ‘Hijri’ calendar has about 354 or 355 days — lesser than the modern Gregorian calendar. But it is divided into 12 months.

History

This important day marks the forced migration of Prophet Muhammed from Mecca to Medina. Circa 622 AD, the Hijri calendar started when the Prophet and his companions were forced to leave Mecca and move to Medina. Before that, he was also forbidden from spreading the message of Islam in Mecca. Today, it has been 1,443 years since that event. The Prophet is believed to have returned to the city after the conquest of Mecca in 629 AD.

Unlike other Islamic events, this is a month of mourning and praying. No celebrations happen anywhere. In fact, the month is particularly important to Shia Muslims.

Imam Hussain, who was the son of Hazrat Ali and the grandson of the Prophet, was martyred in the Battle of Karbala on the 10th day of Muharram, in 680 AD. The day, therefore, is known as ‘Ashura’, and Shias mourn Hussain’s martyrdom for the first 10 days of the month.

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Happy Islamic New Year! Muharram 2021; check date, SIGNIFICANCE, WhatsApp messages, status, gifs and more

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Muharram 2021: Muharram 2021 will mark the commencement of New Islamic Year 1443 Hijri. As per islamicfinder.org, the expected date of 1st Muharram 2021 is Monday, August 9, 2021, or Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The date depends on the location and the sightings of the Moon of Muharram 1443.

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Significance

According to islamicfinder.org, Muharram is not only the 1st month of Islamic Calendar which marks the New Islamic Year, but It is also one of the four sanctified months of the year. As Allah Says in Quran: “Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred.” (Surah At-Taubah 9:36)

The four months mentioned in the Ayah are Dhul-Qadah, Dhul-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab. This is evident from the words of Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) on the occasion of his last Hajj Sermon: “The year is of twelve months, out of which four months are sacred: Three are in succession Dhul-Qadah, Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram, and (the fourth is) Rajab.” (Sahih Bukhari: 3197)

These words of the Prophet (S.A.W.) confirm the sanctity of the month of Muharram.

Muharram 2021: WhatsApp messages and status

On this auspicious day, one can send the following messages on WhatsApp to one’s dear and dear ones. They can be also put up as your WhatsApp status. They are as follows:

  1. May we have another glorious, blissful, and flourishing Islamic New Year ahead! Have a peaceful and blessed Muharram!

  2. Happy Muharram to my brothers and sisters! I Hope Allah’s blessings and Heaven’s fortune will accompany us throughout the year!

  3. Happy Islamic New Year! May this year lead you to live as a pious, faithful, and devoted Muslim!

  4. Wishing you a happy and blessed Muharram! I pray for your abundant fortune and peace!

  5. Wishing you a Happy Muharram! May Allah protects the Muslim Ummah from all evil and harm!

  6. Have a blessed Islamic New Year! May this Muharram strengthens our faith in new beginnings!

Muharram 2021: WhatsApp Gifs

To send Muharram WhatsApp GIFs: Go to your WhatsApp messenger, open it, once open, you will see GIFs option, click on that and then type ‘Muharram’