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Definition of Muharram
1. Noun. The first month of the Islamic calendar.
Group relationships: Islamic Calendar, Mohammedan Calendar, Moslem Calendar, Muhammadan Calendar, Muslim Calendar
Generic synonyms: Islamic Calendar Month
Definition of Muharram
1. Proper noun. The first month of the Islamic calendar. ¹
2. Proper noun. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muharram
Literary usage of Muharram
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Oriental Biographical Dictionary: Founded on Materials Collected by the by Thomas William Beale, Henry George Keene (1881)
"Ho was born in the month of January 1651 AD, muharram 958 AH In the year 1637
AD, although he was then ninety years old, he is said to have been in ..."
2. Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque: During Four-and-twenty by Fanny Parkes Parlby (1850)
"The Imams the Leaders of the Faithful— The muharram— The Procession — The Banners —
The Band — The Sword-bearer —The Mourners— Dhul Dhul— The Reader— The ..."
3. Life in the Moslem East by Pierre Ponafidine (1911)
"... and we do not find much difference in the outer life of the people on that day.
The first month of the solar year is muharram, which 34° ..."
4. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs & Sayings: Explained and Illustrated from by James Hinton Knowles (1885)
"... the Shi'as when celebrating the muharram purposely spat in the direction of the
... muharram ..."
5. A Gift for Muslim Women by Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī (2001)
"Fasting on the 10th. day of muharram And Messenger of Allahi^ also said: "I firmly
hope that on account of fasting on the tenth day of muharram, ..."
6. A Oriental Biographical Dictionary: Founded on Materials Collected by the by Thomas William Beale, Henry George Keene (1881)
"Ho was born in the month of January 1651 AD, muharram 958 AH In the year 1637
AD, although he was then ninety years old, he is said to have been in ..."
7. Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque: During Four-and-twenty by Fanny Parkes Parlby (1850)
"The Imams the Leaders of the Faithful— The muharram— The Procession — The Banners —
The Band — The Sword-bearer —The Mourners— Dhul Dhul— The Reader— The ..."
8. Life in the Moslem East by Pierre Ponafidine (1911)
"... and we do not find much difference in the outer life of the people on that day.
The first month of the solar year is muharram, which 34° ..."
9. A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs & Sayings: Explained and Illustrated from by James Hinton Knowles (1885)
"... the Shi'as when celebrating the muharram purposely spat in the direction of the
... muharram ..."
10. A Gift for Muslim Women by Muḥammad ʻĀshiq Ilāhī (2001)
"Fasting on the 10th. day of muharram And Messenger of Allahi^ also said: "I firmly
hope that on account of fasting on the tenth day of muharram, ..."
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