

Yazeed had become very powerful back in 60 Hijri and was spreading the Islam of atrocities, killings and other heinous acts. Between the true Islam and the Islam which the perpetrators like Yazeed and Shimr wanted. The day Ashura stands for the war between good and evil. Imam Hussain and his group of 72 people consisting of women, children and aged. However the first days are the most important since these were the days where Imam Hussain and his family/followers were put through to atrocities by Yazeed. The shias start the mourning from the 1st night of Muharram which continues for 2 months and 8 days. It is well known because of historical significance and mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali , Ashura, which literally means the "Tenth" in Arabic, refers to the tenth day of Muharram. The word " Muharram" is often considered synonymous with the event of Ashura. 3 Islamic Events Taking Place During Muharram.Shia Muslims do so to replicate the sufferings of Imam Hussain (A.S) on the day of Ashurah. Sunni Muslims also fast during Muharram for the first 10 days of Muharram or on the tenth day or on both the 9th and 10th days, the choice is up to the individual. Fasting differs among the Muslim groupings mainstream Shia Muslims stop eating and drinking during sunlight hours and do not eat until late afternoon. The tenth day of Muharram is called Yaumu-l 'Ashurah, which is known by Shia Muslims as ‘the day of grief’. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Muharram is so called because it is unlawful to fight during this month the word is derived from the word haram, meaning "forbidden". Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. On the Islamic calendar, 9/11 was on 6/22.Muharram ( Arabic: محرم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. 1424 AH: Fall of Baghdad to the Americans.492 AH: Jerusalem falls to the Crusaders.The year 20,875 will be the same on both calendars. That is because Islamic years are shorter. To convert between AD and AH you cannot simply add or subtract 622. On the Gregorian calendar that took place in AD 622. AH stands for Anno Hegirae, which is Latin for “in the year of the Hegira” – when Muhammad fled from Mecca to Medina. The era: Years are marked with هـ in Arabic or AH in English. The year averages about 354 days, so Muslim holidays come about 11 days earlier each year on the Gregorian calendar. That means not all Muslims are necessarily on the same day, not even within the same time zone. Using months with a set number of days, using an occasional leap day to keep it in line with the moon.Astronomical calculations (which have headaches of their own).If not sighted after 29 days, due to weather or whatever, the new month will begin a day later. There are different ways to determine that: The month starts at the first crescent moon after sunset. Dhu al-Hijjah – the month for the pilgrimage to Mecca.Shawwal – the 1st is Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that breaks the fast.Rabi al-Awwal – the 12th is the Prophet’s birthday (Sunni).Muharram – the 10th is Ashura (a big Shia holiday).as-Sabt – same day as the Jewish Sabbath.al-Jum’ah – day of rest for many Muslims.

Some determine that as the moment when you can no longer see the difference between a black thread and a white thread. Some will tell you today is the 18th of Ramadan. That makes it terrible for farmers, so it has not caught on much beyond religious uses, though the Saudi Arabian government uses it and you do see it in historical writing. Unlike the Gregorian calendar in the West, it follows the moon, not the sun. The Islamic calendar (639- ) or Hijra calendar is the one Muslims use for religious purposes.
