15 Muharram: Birth of Muhammad Sirajuddin Naqshbandi in 1297 AH (1879 AD).Many Sufi Muslims fast for the same reason as the Sunnis mentioned above, but also for the martyred dead in Karbala. Shia Muslims also mourn for the martyrs of Karbala. Shia Muslims spend the day in mourning, while Sunni Muslims fast on this day, commemorating the rescue of the Israelites by Musa (Moses) from Pharaoh. "the Tenth"), the day on which Husayn ibn Ali was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. 10 Muharram: Referred to as the Day of Ashurah (lit.8 Muharram: Referred to as the Muharram Rebellion, the day on which Bengali Muslims in Sylhet lead one of the earliest anti-British uprisings in the subcontinent.7 Muharram: Access to water was banned to Husayn ibn Ali by Yazid's orders.His urs is celebrated for six days during Muharram, in Pakpattan, Pakistan. 5 Muharram: Death anniversary ( urs) of Baba Farid, a Punjabi Sufi saint, in 665 AH (1266 AD).3 Muharram: Husayn ibn Ali enters Karbala and establishes camp.1 Muharram: Seizure of the Grand Mosque in 1400 AH (1979 AD).Scenes in the Taziya procession at the Muharram The surviving members of Husayn's family and those of his followers were taken captive, marched to Damascus, and imprisoned there. The last few days up until and including the Day of Ashura are the most important because these were the days in which Hussain and his family and followers (including women, children and elderly people) were deprived of water from the 7th onward and on the 10th, Husayn and 72 of his followers were killed by the army of Yazid I at the Battle of Karbala on Yazid's orders. Shia Muslims begin mourning from the first night of Muharram and continue for ten nights, climaxing on the 10th of Muharram, known as the Day of Ashura. Ashura is well known in Shia tradition because of its historical significance and mourning for the Shahadat (martyrdom) of Ḥusayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. While in Shia Islam, Muharram is a month of remembrance. Īccording to Sunni Muslims, fasting on Ashura, the tenth day of the Islamic month of Muharram was a practice established by Muhammad in the early days of Islam that commemorates the parting of the Red Sea by Moses. Shia Muslim children in Amroha, India on camels in front of the Azakhana as part of the procession commemorating events on and after Day of AshuraĪshura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. It is narrated by Abu Hurairah that the Prophet Muhammad said, "The most virtuous fasting after the month of Ramadan is (in) Allah's month Al-Muharram." Muharram and Ashura to the Muslims
But the fasting was optional after Ramadan fasting was made obiligatory. Muhammad also fasted many times on this day before his prophethood and after his migration to Medina and also ordered the Muslims to fast on this day and ninth and eleventh day as well.
This day also had importance in other Semitic religions like Judaism and Christianity. Before Islam, the Arabs also fasted on the tenth day of Muharram. Before the advent of Islam, the Quraish and Arabs also forbade warfare during those months. During these sacred months, warfare is forbidden. The first month, Muharram, is one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Quran (although not mentioned by name), along with the seventh month of Rajab, and the eleventh and twelfth months of Dhu al-Qi'dah and Dhu al-Hijjah, respectively, immediately preceding Muharram. The sighting of the new moon ushers in the Islamic New Year. Before Islam, it is said that this month was called as Safer ul Awwal. The word Muharram means forbidden or prohibited.
In Shiʿism, it is popular to read this ziyarat on this date. In addition, there is an important ziyarat book, the Ziyarat Ashura about Ḥusayn. Some (excluding children, elderly or sick) do not eat or drink, avoid entertainment until zawal (afternoon) as a part of their mourning for Husayn. Alevis fast ten or twelve days, each day for one of the Twelve Imams of Shiʿa Islam, to commemorate and mourn the Imams, as if a very close relative has died. Shiʿi Muslims eat as little as possible on the Ashura however, this is not seen as fasting. Instead, Shia Muslims hold many events to offer condolences to Imam Husayn and to honor the martyrs by prayer, reading supplications, and holding charity events. Shiites mourn the martyrdom of Ḥusayn by abstaining from joyous events. Better known as part of the Mourning of Muharram, Shi'a Muslims mourn the tragedy of Ḥusayn ibn Alī's family. The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. It is held to be the second holiest month after Ramadan. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. Muḥarram ( Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar.
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