Muharram

The first month according to the calendar of Islam, is called Muharram. This month is celebrated with the significant devotion and loyalty of all Muslims. According to a few Muslims, the sins are cleared this month if it is celebrated by offering the fasts on its 9th and 10th. The welcome ceremonies related to the new year are also arranged on different month dates. It is the most significant month after Ramadan because its blessings are more familiar to Ramadan. 

Significant points related to Muharram

• The special fasts are arranged this month, and the day the fasts are arranged is called ASHURA days, and the presented fasts are named Ashura fasts. 
• The best time to start fasting is midnight. As the fast time starts, the fast-offering person has no permission to eat the food. Offer prayers to God while fasting and get the reward.
• A few activities named, Chest slapping activities are performed by the Shia Muslims in the love of Hazrat Hussain this month, but it is not permitted in Islam to beat the Chest.
• The prayers are presented to the ancestors for their forgiveness. The foods are also cooked and offered to God and divided among the poor after presenting them to God. 
• The people gathered in the open grounds on the 9th of this holy month and performed various activities in honor of Hazrat Hussain, and they wore red clothes in the sorrow of the Imam.
• Foods are cooked and offered to the Hazrat Hussain by the Shia Muslim community. Among those foods, the first is rice, and the other is sweet water. These made foods are given to everyone, and they eat for the Imam’s blessings.