![]() ![]() Others were seen weeping and beating their chests in maatam (mourning). The rituals are aimed at remembering the sacrifices of Imam Hussain and his followers who refused to bow to despotic and tyrannical authority.Īmid cries of "Ya Hussain" and recitation of marsiyas (elegies) and noha-khwani (poems expressing sorrow), mourners use knives, blade-encrusted chains and other sharp-edged weapons to flagellate themselves to show solidarity with the sufferings of the martyrs. There is a possibility that the actual month starts on a different day. The Shia community mourns Imam Hussain Ali's death by whipping themselves with sharp objects on the day of Muharram. 1 Safar 1439 - 22 October 2017 (Sunday) 1 Rabiulawal 1439 - 20 November 2017 (Monday) 1 Rabiulakhir 1439 - 20 December 2017 (Wednesday) Since the Hijri/Islamic Calendar is based on lunar crescent, there can be slight difference in the dates. Mourning processions, meetings, fasting and feeding the poor mark the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of Islamic calendar. ![]() His death is seen as a symbol of the struggle against injustice and oppression. He was killed during the battle of Karbala, now Iraq, by the soldiers of the Caliph Yazid in 680 AD. He was believed to be the third Imam of the Shia community. Imam Hussain Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad was killed on this day. As the lunar calendar lags behind the solar calendar by about ten days every gregorian year, months of the Islamic calendar fall in different parts of the Gregorian calendar each year. Muharram or Yaum-e-Ashura was observed with solemnity and sombreness in the country today. Information about Islamic Calendar Months There are 12 Hijri months (354 to 355 Days).
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