What does Muharram stand for?
Muharram (Arabic: المحرّم) sometimes also refered as Al-Hijra is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. The Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, so Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar, which is solar based. The word “Muharram” means “Forbidden” and is derived from the word harām, meaning “sinful”. It is held to be the most sacred of all the months, excluding Ramadan. Some Muslims fast during these days. The tenth day of Muharram is the Day of Ashura, which to Shia Muslims is part of the Mourning of Muharram.
Dates and Weekday when Muharram starts and ends for the year 2021
Muharram Dates for 2024 (Hijri 1446)
- Muharram 2024 will start on Saturday, the 6th of July and last until Monday, the 5th of August
Previous Dates for Muharram
- Muharram 2016 started on Saturday, 1 October 2016 and lasted till Sunday, the 30th of October 2016.
- Muharram 2015 started on Wednesday, 14 October 2015 and lasted till Thursday, 12 November 2015
Islamic Calender 1437 - Muharram 2014: Saturday, 25 October 2014 and lasts till Saturday, 22 November 2014
Islamic Calender 1436
Dates provided based on the Umm al-Qura calendar of Saudi Arabia
Here is a list of the 12 months of the Islamic Calender, with Name and Meaning
- Muḥarram (مُحَرَّم) Meaning: forbidden
- Ṣafar (صَفَر) Meaning: void
- Rabī‘ al-awwal (رَبيع الأوّل) Meaning: the first spring
- Rabī‘ ath-thānī (رَبيع الثاني) Meaning: the second spring
- Jumādá al-ūlá (جُمادى الأولى) Meaning: the first of parched land
- Jumādá al-ākhirah (جُمادى الآخرة) Meaning: the last of parched land
- Rajab (رَجَب) Meaning: respect, honour
- Sha‘bān (شَعْبان) Meaning: scattered
- Ramaḍān (رَمَضان) Meaning: burning heat
- Shawwāl (شَوّال) Meaning: raised
- Dhū al-Qa‘dah (ذو القعدة) Meaning: the one of truce/sitting
- Dhū al-Ḥijjah (ذو الحجة) Meaning: the one of pilgrimage
