muharram
Speech parts
1. muharram - Noun
2. Muharram - Proper noun
Meaning
The first month of the Mohammedan year.
A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Antonyms
Show all antonymsHypernyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – People held the mourning ceremonies in the second night of Muharram in Shahriar County with health protocols in place.
Abu Hurairah relates that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: The best month for fasting next after Ramadhan is Muharram, and the best prayer next after the prescribed prayers is prayer at night.
The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is a mourning period in remembrance of Imam Husain-Prophet Muhammad's grandson and his family and companions who were martyred by Yazid in Karbala (Iraq) in 680 AD.
Every year during Muharram, I find myself staring deeply into the curves and fibres of the carpet while trying to understand the Arabic words uttered by the Sheikh at our mosque.
The issue of the recent Israeli threats and what Al Aqsa Mosque is being subject to besides other topics will be kept for tomorrow - the tenth day of Muharram - Inshallah.
Hizbullah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah made a televised speech Wednesday on the occasion of the Hijri New year and the beginning of the Arab month of Muharram.