#muharram

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Happy Islamic New Year! Also known as the Hijri New Year, it is the first day of Muharram, which is the first month in the Islamic calendar. The starting point of Islamic calendar is migration of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. This day, observed at sunset of July 6th this year, signifies a time of renewal and spiritual contemplation.

Did you know Sacramento is home to the second oldest Muslim Mosque in the United States west of the Mississippi River? The Muslim community has grown in the Sacramento area ever since the early 1900s. A large majority of those who came to California in the early 1900s were South Asian immigrants seeking education in the United States or were refugees fleeing colonial oppression.

Construction of the Mosque began in 1941 at 411 V Street and was finished in 1947. This Mosque continues to serve the Islamic community today as part of the Muslim Mosque Association.

“Gönüllere Şifa: Muharrem’in İlk Sabahında Yüreklere Dokunan Dua”

Two misguided groups went astray on this day:

One group imitated the Jews and made it a festival of joy, beautifying, wearing kohl, and cooking special dishes.

Another group made it a day of mourning over the killing of al-Ḥusayn (may Allah be pleased with him), beating themselves, crying, and spreading false tales, thus combining ignorance, innovation, and division.

But *Ahl al-Sunnah remained firm, fasting as commanded by the Prophet ﷺ, avoiding innovation, and rejecting both excesses* .

Many acts are done by some ignorant people which have no evidence from the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

These acts include:

• Celebrating this day as a festival.

• Slapping one's face.

• Tearing one's clothes.

• Using swords and blood-shedding.

Indeed, none of these acts have any authentic relevance to ʿĀshūrāʾ. Rather, they are pure innovations and evil deeds. The enemies of Islam use them to misrepresent Islam.

No acts of worship are authentically established for ʿĀshūrāʾ except fasting.

There is no sound evidence for special night prayers, kohl, perfume, bathing, giving gifts, extra spending on the family, or any other special rituals connected to this day.

All acts of worship are based on proof.

So fast this day with sincerity, revive the Sunnah, and stay far from innovation.

May Allah make us of those who preserve His sacred limits and follow His Messenger ﷺ in truth.

Her patience was not silence before oppression, but unwavering faith in Allah (SWT) while carrying unbearable grief.

She transformed tragedy into truth, tears into testimony, and captivity into a message that echoed through history.

Every believer who endures hardship with dignity walks a path illuminated by her.

"I counted 1900 arrows, 12 spears, 5 axes and 3 swords in the body of Imam Hussain AS."