India
oi-Madhuri Adnal
New Delhi, Aug 09: Muharram 2021 marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year and is considered the second holiest month after Ramzan in Islamic calendar. This year, the Islamic new year, also know as the Hijri new year will fall in the second week of August.
It’s held as one of the four most sacred months, and is often regarded as the holiest of all 12. The word means “forbidden”.
The dates differ each year as the Islamic and Gregorian calendars are not in sync. This happens because the Islamic calendar is based on the lunar cycle, while the Gregorian calendar follows the rising and setting of the sun.
Muslims of shia sect, in black attire, participate in the gatherings in which the sacrifices of Hussein and his companions are commemorated. Hussein, the grandson of Prophet…