Muharram is the first month in the calendar of Islam, it is one of the 4 sacred months of the year which warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month. The holiest month in the Islamic calendar is Ramadan.
Muharram, which is also known as ٱلْمُحَرَّم, is the first month of the Islamic calendar and the general meaning of this word is “banned, barred, forbidden, illegal, illicit, impermissible, prohibited, unlawful, unauthorized, unpermitted.”
Official Muharram dates between the years 2017 and 2022 |
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| AH | The first day (CE/AD) | Last day (CE/AD) |
| 1439 | 21 September 2017 | 20 October 2017 |
| 1440 | 11 September 2018 | 9 October 2018 |
| 1441 | 31 August 2019 | 29 September 2019 |
| 1442 | 20 August 2020 | 17 September 2020 |
| 1443 | 9 August 2021 | 7 September 2021 |
| 1444 | 30 July 2022 | 27 August 2022 |
The 12 Islamic Months (With Meaning)
- Muharram (The forbidden month. This is one of the 4 months where war or fighting is prohibited/forbidden)
- Safar (Empty)
- Rabia Awal (1st Spring)
- Rabia Thani (2nd Spring)
- Jumaada Awal (1st Freeze)
- Jumaada Thani (2nd Freeze)
- Rajab (Month of Respect, this is another month where fighting or engaging war is prohibited/forbidden)
- Sha’ban (Month of spreading and distributing)
- Ramadan (The month of daytime fasting)
- Shawwal (The month of being light and vigorous)
- Dhul-Qi’dah (The month of rest, this is another month where fighting or engaging war is prohibited/forbidden)
- Dhul-Hijjah (The month of Hajj, this is another month where fighting or engaging war is prohibited/forbidden)