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With the sighting of the new moon the Islamic new year is ushered in. The first month Muharram, is a month of great reward and virtue. Muharram itself means `sacred'.

Almighty Allah states in the Holy Quraan:


"Four of them ( Zil-Qadah, Zil-Hijjah, Muharram and Rajab) are sacred."




Virtues

From out of the four sacred months, Muharram has been blessed with certain specific virtues:-


The Holy Prophet Muhammad said: "The best of fasts besides the month of Ramadhan is the fasting of Allah's month of Muharram."





In another Hadeeth, Hazrat Ibn Abbas reports: "that the Messenger of Allah said: "The one that keeps a fast in the month of Muharram will receive the reward of thirty fasts for each fast (in this sacred month)."