Virtues of the month of Muharram and Fasting on ‘Ashura

Below is an extremely beneficial article courtesy of SunnahOnline.com about the importance and true significance of the month of Muharram and the day of ‘Ashura.

A little fyi here; Thursday, January 17 and Friday, January 18 2008 are considered ‘Ashura and is therefore beneficial to fast on those days. I know I’m a little too late on posting this but there is always tomorrow to make up for

May your fasting be accepted, ameen.

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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.

Allah’s sacred month of Muharram is a blessed and important month. It is the first month of the Hijri calendar 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-Qur'an 9:36]