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Faith In The Villages: Muharram Signifies Start Of Islamic New Year

September 22, 2017 Speak Out!

Imam Rizwan Rizvi

by Rizwan A. Rizvi.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year. Since the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar, Muharram moves from year to year when compared with the Gregorian calendar.

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