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Muharram

Mu·har·ram [ moo hárrəm ] or Mo·har·ram [ moo hárrəm ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. 1st month of Islamic calendar: in the Islamic calendar, the first month of the year

2. Islamic festival: an Islamic festival that marks the martyrdom of the brothers Hussein and Hassan, grandsons of the prophet Mohammed.in the month of Muharram.
Same as  Ashora


[Early 19th century. < Arabic muḥarram "inviolable," past participle of ḥarrama "forbid"]
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