Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, and means "forbidden," referring to warfare being forbidden this month. This month, marking the beginning of the new Islamic year, offers an ...

The Masjid-e-Nakhoda Markazi Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee in its meeting in Nakhoda Masjid on Thursday (June 26), unanimously declared that the first day of Muharram-Ul-Haram will begin from June 27 ...

The Islamic New Year 2025, also called Hijri New Year, officially commenced on Wednesday, June 25, after the crescent moon of Muharram was sighted in Saudi Arabia post-Maghrib prayers. This celestial ...

Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq. Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day ...

Muharram 2025 is set to begin on June 27, 2025, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon. As the first month of the Islamic Hijri calendar, Muharram marks the start of the Islamic New Year and ...

RIYADH – The crescent moon of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, officially marking the start of the new Islamic year 1447 Hijri. The announcement ...

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