Definitions for Muharram
muˈhær əmmuhar·ram

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1. Muharram, Moharram, Muharrumnoun

   the first month of the Islamic calendar

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1. Muharramnoun

   The first month of the Islamic calendar.

2. Muharramnoun

   A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.

3. Etymology: From محرم, from حرم.

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1. Muharram

   Muḥarram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم) (fully known as Muharram ul Haram) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month after Ramadan. The tenth day of Muharram is known as Ashura. Better known as part of the Mourning of Muharram, Shi'a Muslims mourn the tragedy of Ḥusayn ibn Alī's family. Shiites mourn the martyrdom of Ḥusayn by abstaining from joyous events. 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. Shiʿi Muslims eat as little as possible on the Ashura; however, this is not seen as fasting. 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. Some (excluding children, elderly or sick) do not eat or drink, avoid entertainment until zawal (afternoon) as a part of their mourning for Husayn. In addition, there is an important ziyarat book, the Ziyarat Ashura about Ḥusayn. In Shiʿism, it is popular to read this ziyarat on this date.

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1. muharram

   Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and it is one of four sacred months in which warfare and fighting are forbidden. It is also recognized for the Day of Ashura, which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Husayn, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, in the battle of Karbala. This event holds significant importance particularly among Shia Muslims, who observe it with rituals and ceremonies of mourning and remembrance.

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1. Muharramnoun

   the first month of the Mohammedan year

2. Muharramnoun

   a festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum

3. Etymology: [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]

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1. Muharram

   Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar. Muharram is derived from the word haraam, meaning "sinful". 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 the Day of Ashura, which to Shia Muslims is part of the Mourning of Muharram. Some Muslims fast during this day, because it is recorded in the hadith that Musa and his people obtained a victory over the Egyptian Pharaoh on the 10th day of Muharram; accordingly Islamic prophet Muhammad asked Muslims to fast on this day that is Ashura and on a day before that is 9th so that they are not similar to Jews. Fasting differs among the Muslim groupings; mainstream Shia Muslims stop eating and drinking during sunlight hours and do not eat until late afternoon. Sunni Muslims also fast during Muharram for the first ten days of Muharram, or just the tenth day, or on both the ninth and tenth days; the exact term depending on the individual. Shia Muslims do so to replicate the sufferings of Hussein ibn Ali on the Day of Ashura.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Muharram in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Muharram in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Muharram in a Sentence

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   Muharram is a Shi’a cultural observation marking the death of Imam Hussein, this year it falls between Tuesday October 13 and Thursday November 12.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Muharram
3. ^ Wikipedia
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4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Muharram
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Muharram