Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions. Allahs sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the Hijricalendar and is one of the four sacred months concerning which Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so it was ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them, four are sacred. That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein … [Al-Quran 9:36] Abu Bakarah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: The year is twelve months of which four are sacred, the three consecutive months of Dhul-Qadah, Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab Mudar which comes between Jumadah and Shaban. [Reported by al-Bukhari, 2958] Muharram is so called because it is a sacred (muharram) month and to confirm its sanctity. Allahs words (interpretation of the meaning): ... so wrong not yourselves therein … mean do not wrong yourselves in these sacred months, because sin in these months is worse than in other months. It was reported that Ibn Abbas said that this phrase referred to all the months, then these four were singled out and made sacred, so that sin in these months is more serious and good deeds bring a greater reward.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Nov 2013 07:37:20 +0000