MUHARRAM – THE FIRST HOLY MONTH

Muharram-ul-Haraam, the first holy month of Islamic calendar and it is one of the most precious and the most important month for all the Muslims in the whole world. The month of Muharram begins with the sighting of the moon on the last date of the last month of Islamic year. The month of Muharram is of great religious significance for the Islamic people all over the world. The 10th day of Muharram is marked as “Ashura”. The day when the grandson of Muhammad (S.A.W) Imam Hussain and his family and his 72 companions martyred at the Battle of Karbala in 680 A.D.

On the 9th and 10th or 10th and 11th day of Muharram, most of the Muslims opt fast to remember that feelings of Imam Hussain and his family because they even didn’t get water for three days by the brutal caliph Yazid. The Muslims all over the world remember the importance of this battle and the importance of what the Prophet's family did for the Justice and stood against the corrupt, suppressive and deviated ruler Yazid.
Imam Hussain (R.A) and Imam Hassan (R.A) was the two grandsons of Muhammad (S.A.W) and the brave sons of Hazrat Ali(R.A) and Hazrat Fatima (R.A), Imam Hussain and his family and his 72 companions were brutally martyred by Yazid as he didn’t bows his head in front of wrong and brutal act against the humiliation of mankind and stood against Yazid till his shahadat.

The bravery of Imam Hussain (R.A) and his companions can never be fully defined. The holy shrine of Imam Hussain (R.A) is in Karbala, Iraq.

The battle of Karbala gives us the strongest message for all the humanity that it was the war of 72 that has left the message for the billions. This month gives us a lesson that no matter who we are and no matter how many strength we have, if we are right and follow the message of Karbala Battle we will be succeeded at every step of life. We should follow the message that instead of relying on oppression, relied on justice. We all should learn from the life of Imam Hussain (R.A) because nobody remember Yazid but everyone remember the name of Islam and the name of Hussain (R.A).