An excerpts from my book:

Varied expressions

"The Other important Arabic months are: Moharram and Rabiul Awwal. The 1st lunar calendar month Muharram and the 3rd lunar calendar Arabic month Rabiul Awal, are also two important lunar, Arabic months are significant to Muslims life. In the 3rd Lunar Arabic month Rabiul Awwal, on the 12th date on Monday evening in the year 570, The Prophet Muhammed peace be upon him, PBUH was born in the city of Makkah, in the Quraish Tribe Leaders family. Mohammed PBUHs fathers name was Abdullah the late beloved son of Quraish Tribe, Makkah leader Abul Mutalib and his mother was Amina from Madina. In the year of Mohammed birth the Makkah people witnessed many countless miracles and blessing."

" Mohammed PBUH had taste the death in Madina in his last residence near his Mosjid, the Madina Heram, on the 12th of Rabiul Awwal the 3rd lunar calendar month in the year 632 ( 8th of June). The Muharram is the 1st lunar calendar, Arabic month. On this date marked the beginning of Arabic, Islamic year (Hijri) in 622. Then, Islamic Khelafath made to paused and Mohammed PBUHs family lineage members (dynasty line) were murdered in the month Moharram in the Karbala genocide in Iraq."

"1st month of Islamic Calendar Muharram is New Year in Islamic Calendar marked since the Hijrath (migration of Prophet PBUH), and the Arabic name of Months has been followed down from the ancient Arab tradition of following the moon circulation on its orbit (from the beginning of the first crescent sighting). Since Muharram has been marked as the beginning of the year, it makes Muharram the Islamic New Year. Islamic New Year isn’t celebrated like World’s other Cultural/ regional New Years are celebrated, because besides Islam forbids unnecessary expenses and wasting on extravagancy, moreover, the Arabic New Year recalls the inhumane massacre of Prophet (peace be upon him)’s beloved Grand children and their families (peace be upon them), within the 1st ten days of Muharram, in Karbala, (in todays date it is known as the Shiet practise, and this is performed as a ritual by Shiet followers all over the world specially in the Iraqi city of Karbala.). Further, Mohammed PBUH was forced to leave Makkah his birth land with his followers to scape with their dear lives in unhappy state and emigrated, (Hijrath) to Madina. "

Chapter 1 page 16.

Varied expressions. By author Fatema Miah.

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