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Muharram 2024: Date, history, significance of the Islamic New Year

DNA Saturday, 6 July 2024
The Islamic calendar, created around 638 CE by Caliph Umar, starts from Prophet Muhammad's migration to Medina.
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Muharram Muharram First month of the Islamic calendar

Muharram 2024: Security Tightened in Srinagar As Locals Prepare for Ashura Observance| Watch [Video]

Muharram 2024: Security Tightened in Srinagar As Locals Prepare for Ashura Observance| Watch

Kashmiris prepare for Ashura with solemnity, as mourners, including women and children, walk barefoot to commemorate Imam Hussain's martyrdom. Volunteer groups set up water stalls along routes to Imambara Zadibal. Despite a historic allowance of the 8th Muharram procession last year after 34 years, the traditional Ashura procession from Abiguzar to Imambara Zadibal remains banned. #Muharram2024 #Ashura #Srinagar #JammuKashmirNews #jammuNews #Kashmirnews #Oneindia #Oneindianews ~HT.178~PR.320~ED.103~GR.124~

Credit: Oneindia    Duration: 03:03Published
Muharram 2024: Shia members mourn marking 'Ashura' on Muharram in Iran| Oneindia News [Video]

Muharram 2024: Shia members mourn marking 'Ashura' on Muharram in Iran| Oneindia News

Shia Muslims in Iran and other countries are taking part in mourning rituals for Imam Hussein who was martyred along with his 72 companions in the Battle of Karbala in southern Iraq in 680 AD after fighting courageously for justice against the much larger army of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I. HASHTAGS- #ShiaMuslims #ImamHussein #Ashura #ONEINDIA #ONEINDIANEWS ~HT.97~ED.194~

Credit: Oneindia    Duration: 03:02Published

Muhammad Muhammad Founding prophet of Islam (c. 570–632)

Oman Mosque Shooting: Multiple Attackers Flock Inside Mosque with Guns, Indian Among 6 Killed [Video]

Oman Mosque Shooting: Multiple Attackers Flock Inside Mosque with Guns, Indian Among 6 Killed

A tragic shooting incident near a mosque in Muscat, the capital of Oman, has resulted in the deaths of at least four Pakistani nationals and left multiple others injured. The Royal Oman Police reported that the shooting occurred in the al-Wadi al-Kabir neighbourhood, near the Imam Ali Mosque, during the observance of Ashura, a significant event for Shia Muslims commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). #OmanMosqueShooting #TragicAttack #Muscat #ImamAliMosque #Ashura #PakistanVictims #IndianVictim #GunViolence #TerrorAttack #OmanPolice #SecurityAlert #InternationalCondemnation #SolidarityWithOman #Investigation #ReligiousViolence ~HT.97~ED.152~ED.194~

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