The Holy Month of Muharram And the Day of Ashura

The concept of Islamic Hijri Calendar is established in the reign of second Caliph Hazrat Umar (R.A). The beginning of the Islamic New Year by the sighting of the moon of Holy Month of Muharram, the first month of Islamic Hijri Calendar. Most of the people prefer to perform Umrah in this sacred month and they use the Islamic Travel Best Hajj Packages Installment to perform their religious deed. 

 The first month of the Islamic year, Muharram therefore, in addition to marking new starting it comes with further worship merged with abundant blessings from Allah the Almighty. The Muslim community knows the blessings of other months like Ramadan and Zill Hajj, but they also need to aware of the importance of Muharram. The Day of Ashura has its own significance and holds the importance in the history of Islam and till the Final Day. 

Muharram, Holy Quran, and Hadiths 

Allah says in the Holy Quran and Holy Prophet (PBUH) said in Hadiths, 

• “Four of them (the Holy Months of Zil-Qadah, Zill Hajj, Muharram, and Rajab) are blessed.” (Holy Quran: Surah At-Tawbah: 36) 

• “The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadan is the fasting of the month of Allah, Muharram.” (Sahih Muslim) 

• “We are more faithfully associated to Musa than you” Later He directed all the supporters to fast on the Day of Ashura. (Abu Dawood) 

• “The coming year, if Allah willpowers (I endure alive), I will for assuredly fast on the 9th (also).” (Sahih Muslim) 

• “Keep the fast of Ashura and oppose the Jews. Fast a day before it or a day after.” (Baihaqi) These Hadiths and Holy Quran verse show that the importance of Muharram and Day of Ashura. Muslims must keep fasting, perform Salah, recite the Holy Quran, recite the Darood e Pak, offer Nfls prayer and much more to get the blessings of Allah. 

This month or special Day of Ashura famous for Battle of Karbala which was fought between Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and Yazid. The family of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) was martyred in this battle. For this incident, the atmosphere this day grief. May Allah help the Muslims in every difficult situation.

Celebration of Valentine’s Day in the Religion Islam

The most awaited month of the year in February and in February the 14th date is most awaited. With the arrival of February, people start gossips about the Day of Valentine which is celebrated in the name of love. This event is celebrated all over the world with full eagerness and happiness. Muslims have distinct doubts towards valentine day. In the Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran etc. the majority of Muslims doesn’t celebrate this day. 

Muslims prefer to avoid this day and spend their day in Islamic worships such as some people keeps fast, some offer Nafls and even some people move towards the holy land of Saudi Arabia and Book Hajj Packages 2019 with Islamic Travel to perform the religious duty. Everybody has its own ideology regarding this day or other days. 

But in the Islamic nations, few numbers of people also celebrate this day with the name of broad-mindedness and spiritual freedom. The Holy Quran teaching academies who communicate to Western Muslims suggested them not to have fun on this day. 

Valentine’s Day and Holy Quran 

According to Holy Book of Qurans, the Book which speaks the truth and error-free book. 

• “Guide us to the Righteous Way, the way of those on whom You have given Your Elegance, not (the way) of those who earned Your Fury, nor of those who went afield.” (Holy Quran: 1:6-7) 

• “O, you who have faith in, do not take the Jews and the Christians as partners. They are (in fact) partners of one another. And whoever is a friend to them between you then certainly, he is (one) of them. Truly, Allah guides not the misconduct people.” (Holy Quran: 5:51)

 Now the Muslim wants to ask, whether the Day of Valentine, the celebration is the Righteous Way? Is it the path on which the prior Muslims followed? Is it the way that will lead to sacred signs from Allah the Almighty? 

The response to all these above questions is a big ‘No’. The Islam religion doesn’t allow the Muslims to celebrate this day with Non-Mahram women just for sake of worldly trend. For Muslims, every day is a Day of Love.