Topic - Muharram

) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which fighting is prohibited. Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar. - Source: Wikipedia

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In a photo provided by Fatima Mukhi-Siwji, people gather with flags in a parking lot for a drive-in commemoration of the seventh-century death of Imam Hussein, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Hicksville, N.Y. Shiite Muslims are marking the mourning period in the shadow of the coronavirus. (Fatima Mukhi-Siwji via AP)(Fatima Mukhi-Siwji via AP)

Shiite Muslims mark holy day of mourning in virus’ shadow

By MARIAM FAM and BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press

A religious symbol and the mud from Karbala is placed in a plate inside a house during the month of Muharram in Srinagar Indian controlled Kashmir, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020. Observing the Muslim month of Muharram, which marks the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson in the battle of Karbala, is an article of faith. But as the coronavirus spreads in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Shiite Muslims prefer to commemorate the holy days inside their home following the advice of religious scholars and health experts in the disputed region’s main city. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

AP PHOTOS: Pandemic casts pall over Muharram in Kashmir

By DAR YASIN - Associated Press

Despite the month's religious roots, Muharram today is "more of a cultural holiday," said Imam Johari Abdul-Malik, director of outreach at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Virginia.. "Think of it as a new year, as a new beginning to make resolutions."
(ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images)

Muslim New Year begins with reflection, prayer

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times