Muharram 2024

We wish you a very Happy Muharram 2024.

Muharram 2024 starts at sundown on July 7, 2024.  Muharram marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year and is one of the most important months for the Muslim community. It is the second holiest of the four sacred months in a year in Islam, the first being Ramadan.

Muharram celebrations start after the new moon’s sighting on the Islamic calendar’s final day and continue for ten days. The 10th day of Muharram is called the Day of Ashura and is a significant day for different Muslim factions for various reasons. The Day of Ashura (or Ashurah) is the most sacred in Muharram.  Shi’a and Sunni Muslims celebrate Muharram but in different ways. For many Sunni Muslims Ashura is a day of fasting. Many Shi’a Muslims use the day to commemorate the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali in 680 CE. Some Muslims give to charity on this day.  This year Ashura will be on Tuesday, July 16th.

Source: timeanddate.com, https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/muharram-new-year