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The Month of Muharram..!

INTRODUCTION   With the sighting of the new moon the Islamic New Year is ushered in. The first month Muharram, is a month of great reward and virtue. Muharram itself means `sacred' and is from those months which have been mentioned as sacred in the Holy Qur'an. Almighty Allah states in the Holy Qur'an:   "Four of them ( Zil-Qadah, Zil-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab) are sacred." (Surah At-Tawbah:36)   From out of the four sacred months, Muharram has been blessed with certain specific virtues:- The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu-Alayhi-Wasallam) said: "The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadhan is the fasting of Allah's month of Muharram." (Hadith-Muslim)   "The one that keeps a fast in the month of Muharram will receive the reward of thirty fasts for each fast (in this sacred month)."( Hadith:Tabraani)   Although the fasts of the month of Muharram are not obligatory, the one who fasts in these days out of his o...