Srinagar- The Muharram moon was not sighted anywhere in the region, hence the first of the new Hijri year will fall on July 8 Monday.
Accordingly, the Ashura — Muharram 10 — will be observed on July 17 (Wednesday).
Reports suggest the new moon was not sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir nor in the neighbouring regions.
Muharram holds a profound religious significance for Muslims. Imam Hussain Ibn Ali, the beloved grandson of the prophet Muhammad (Pbuh), was mercilessly slain along with his kith and kin in the plains of Karbala on 10th of Muharram also known as Day of Ashura, in the 61st year of Islamic Calendar on the orders of Umayyad caliph Yazeed bin Muawya.
For the Muslim Ummah, Muharram is also a season of commemoration. Throughout the first 14 days of Muharram, various rituals and traditions are observed. One of the key practices is Majlis, or mourning gatherings in homes and Imambargahs where religious scholars and orators give sermons and recite elegies recounting the events of Karbala in order to keep up the spirit of sacrifice, resilience and resistance.
This sacred month is also referred to in Hadith as the month of Allah. It is the first month of the Islamic calendar, marking the hijrah (emigration) of the Muslims to Medina and the establishment of the first Islamic state in 622 CE.
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