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Muharram is not only the 1st month of the Islamic Calendar which marks the New Islamic Year but 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)
Significance of Muharram
The practice of fasting on Ashura was known even before the rise of Islam. When the Prophet (S.A.W.) arrived in Madinah at the time of migration, the Jews were observing the fast on 'Ashura' and they said
On that, the Prophet (S.A.W.) said to his companions (R.A.):"You (Muslims) have more right to celebrate Moses' victory than they have, so observe the fast on this day."
(Sahih Bukhari: 4680)
