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The festival of Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is considered the second holiest month after Ramzan. Muharram, one of the four sacred months, is observed by Muslims across the world.
History of Muharram:
About 14 centuries ago, on the day of Ashura, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, Imam Hussain and his little son, were killed by in the Battle of Karbala. Imam Hussain was killed, but his message of kindness and justice lives on among his followers.
Significance of Muharram:
The word ‘Muharram’ means forbidden and sinful. Some Muslims fast during day hours on the ninth and 10th or the 10th and 11th days of the month. They may also attend special prayer meetings in mosques or private homes. Not all Muslim groups observe this occasion in the same manner. The Shia Muslims mark the ceremonial mourning on this day and it’s called Ashura. They believe that on the tenth day of the month, Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam of the Shia community, was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.
How do people observe Muharram?
The Shia Muslim community mourns Imam Hussain Ali’s death on the day of Ashura by flagellating themselves with sharp objects on Muharram. This exemplifies the suffering Imam Hussain Ali experienced shortly before his beheading. Since Muharram is a period of intense grief and mourning for Shia Muslims, the mourners congregate at a mosque for sorrowful poetic recitations.
During the month of Muharram, some mosques provide free meals on certain nights of the month to all people.
Ashura also marks the day Musa (Moses) was saved from the Pharaoh of Egypt by God. The Prophet Muhammad used to fast on Ashura in Mecca, where it became a common tradition for the early Muslims. Sunni Muslims commemorate the day through voluntary fasting. When fasting during the month of Ramzan became obligatory, the fast of Ashura was made non-compulsory. This year, the day of Ashura falls on September 10, Tuesday.
Janat me Janat ke haqdar jayenge, Kasam Ali ki ali ki hubdar jayenge, Dar-e-Janat pe khari Zehra kehti hain, Janat me mere LaaL ke Azadar jayenge.
Wo jis ne apne NaNa ka wada wafa kar dia, Ghar ka ghar supard-e-Khuda kar dia, Nosh kar lia jis ne shahadat ka jaam, Us Hussain Ibne-Ali par lakhon salam
Pani Ki Talab Ho To 1 Kaam Kia Kar, Karbala K Naam Pe 1 Jam Piya Kar, Ki Mujko Hussain Ibn-e-ali Ne Yeh Naseehat, Zalim Ho Muqabil To Mera Naam Liya Kar
Yun Hi Nahi Jahan Main Charcha Hussain Ka, Kuch Dekh K Hua Tha, Zamana Hussain Ka, Sar De k Do Jahan Ki Hukumat Khareed Li, Mehanga Para yazeed Ko Sauda hussain ka
Aesi Namaz kaon parhega Jahan mein, Sajda kiya to Sar Na uthaya Hussain ne, Sab kuch Khuda ki raah men Qurban kar diya, Asghar sa phool bhi na bachaya Hussain ne
Khoon Se Charagh-e-deen jalaya Hussain ne, Rasm-e-Wafa ko khoob nibhaya Hussain ne, Khud ko to ek boond bhi Pani na mil saka, Karb-O-Bala Ko khoon pilaya Hussain ne
Janat Ki Aarzu Main, Kahan Ja Rahe Hain Log, Janat Tou Karbala Main, Khareedi Hussain Ne, Dunya-o-Aakhrat MainJo Rehna Ho Chain Se, Jeena Ali Sy Seekho, Marna Hussain Se
Phir Aaj Haq Ke Liye Jaan Fida Kare Koi, Wafa Bhi Jhoom Uthe Yun Wafa Kare Koi, Namaz 1400 Saalon Se Intizar Main Hai, Hussain Ki Terha Mujh Ko Adaa Kare Koi.