What do you understand when people talk about Awal Muharam??? Maal hijra??? People may think awal Muharam is the day to have a holiday..Yes,it is true..but the thing is, do we really know about Awal Muharam??? Hurm..Let’s have a review what is Awal Muharam all about…
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting are prohibited. Muharram is so called because it is unlawful to fight during this month; the word is derived from the word haram, meaning “forbidden”. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Some Muslims fast during these days. The tenth day of Muharram is called Yaumu-l ‘Ashurah, which is known by Shia Muslims as ‘the day of grief’.
Muslims celebrate this day to pay homage to Prophet Muhammad. The way the Muslims celebrate New Year's Day is very different from other such celebrations. They gather in mosques and offer special prayers and listen to special readings from the Koran. An important part of the prayer service is the narration of the Hegira or the flight of Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Muslims are supposed to reflect on their life, the manner in which they are leading their life and about their own mortality. The day is spent in prayer and on reflecting on how one is leading one's life. There are no celebrations that we normally associate with New Year's Day.
Already got an idea what is Awal Muharam all about?? Let us together spent a day in prayer and ‘muhasabah’ ourselves…INSYAALLAH...
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