Did you know this about Muharram?

By: IslamiCity June 22, 2026

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1. What is the meaning of Muharram ?

Dignified

Sanctified

Month of Sorrow

Denied

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2. When did the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson take place ?

During the time of Yezid bin Muawiya

During the time of the third Caliph, Uthman bin Affan

Immediately after the demise of the fourth Caliph, Ali ibn Abi Taleb

At the time of the Prophet

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3. Muharram marks the start of the Islamic calendar because

The Prophet proclaimed this on the first day of migration from Makkah to Medinah

Abu Bakr started this tradition after the death of the Prophet

The Prophet initiated this in the 10th year of Hijra in the Final Sermon

Omar ibn Khatab initiated this in the 17th year after Hijra to document Muslim pre and post Hijra period.

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4. Why do some Muslims fast on 9th and 10th of Muharram ?

To remember the martyrdom of Prophet's grandson

To follow the divine command

To prepare Muslims for a full month of fasting

To be grateful to God for delivering the followers of Moses from captivity.

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5. How many family members of the grandson of the Prophet were killed by the Ummayad power elites ?

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