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The first month of the Islamic calendar
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muharram
Word definitions for muharram in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mohurrum \Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.] The first month of the Mohammedan year. --Whitworth. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held during ...
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Muḥarram ( ) 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 . The word "Muharram" ...
Usage examples of muharram.
This was the tenth day of Muharram, the period of mourning and self-flagellation.
Rabi al Awwal, the third month, and on the first of Muharram, the beginning of the new year.