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MUHARRAM TAJIYA 2021
(THR ISLAMIC NEW YEAR)
Meaning Of The Festival
The Shia Muslim people group grieves the downfall of Hussain Ibn Ali, the child of Ali and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad from the Karbala fight. Karbala is a well known objective of journey in Iraq. Hussain Ibn Ali was killed in Karbala in 680 AD. Till the end, he battled the multitude of Yazid I and was at last killed in the fight. The tenth day of Muharram, the Day of Ashura, is a memorable event the fearless penance of Hussain. The Day of Ashura is additionally essential to Muslims since it is accounted for that on this day Moses and his supporters acquired triumph over the Egyptian Pharaoh.
DATE OF ASHURE
Not at all like the Gregorian schedule that comprises of 365 days, Islamic schedule has around 354 days partitioned into a year and relies upon the locating of the sickle moon which shifts from one country to another. This year, the Islamic New Year is alluded to as Hijri 1443 AH (Anno Hegirae in Latin or the extended time of the Hijra).
It implies that it has been a long time since Prophet Mohammed's movement from Mecca to Medina. This year, the sickle for Muharram was located on August 9 in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and other Arab states who denoted the principal day of Muharram on August 10.
WHY WE CELEBREATS MUHARRAM.
Muharram is viewed as the time of reviewing and grieving the suffering of Hazrat Imam Hussain by the local area of Shia Muslims, what starts grieving from the principal evening of Muharram and will proceed for the following 2 months and 8 days. A more prominent measure of significance is put on the initial ten days of the celebration. The people group wears dark garments on the first day of the season of Muharram and submits supplications. Dark tone signifies the shade of lamenting. On the 10th day, Shia Muslims take out parades through roads. They walk shoeless on the streets. They sing and fester uproariously as a demonstration of grieving for Hussain. A similar festival is seen during the Muharram occasion 2021.Muharram is vey huge celebration in soudi arabia and different muslims country .
MUHARRAM IN SAUDI ARABIA.
As per the Ummul Qura schedule (Hijri schedule), Monday, August 9, 2021 is the principal day of Muharram 1443.
The council said the sickle moon, which denotes the start of the new Islamic year-1443 AH, has not been found in Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening.
MUHARRAM IN ACROSS INDIA
Both Shia and Sunni Muslims observe Muharram; be that as it may, they don't notice the event in a similar way. For Shias, it is a day of recognition and not bliss, and consequently, they are in grieving for the 10-day time frame. They dress in dark, go to unique petition gatherings at mosques and even shun paying attention to music or going to occasions like weddings. On the tenth day, road parades occur in which they walk shoeless, reciting and whipping their chests until it attracts blood to honor the sufferings of Imam Hussayn. Sunnis notice this day with fasting from the first to the tenth or eleventh day of the month. This is intentional, and the ones what fast's identity is accepted to be compensated by Allah.
Other Holidays in August 2021
| Event / Festival | Day / Date | Holiday Type |
| Independence day | Sun 15-Aug-2021 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Parsi New Year’s Day (Nauraz) | Mon 16-Aug-2021 | Public Holiday |
| Onam | Sat 21-Aug-2021 | Restricted Holiday |
| Raksha Bandhan (Rakhi) | Sun 22-Aug-2021 | Restricted Holiday |
| Janmashtami (Vaishnav) | Mon 30-Aug-2021 | Gazetted Holiday |
| Ganesh Chaturthi | Sat 22-Aug-2021 | Restricted Holiday |