It is also a time for prayer and to reflect on the sacrifices that began the faith. Muharram means “forbidden,” thus many Muslims fast during this period. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is expected to deliver a speech during the 10 days of rituals that Shia Muslims attend, to commemorate the killing of Husayn Ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad Getty Images Lebanese Shiite Muslim women gather a day ahead of the Ashura rituals in the Sayyed al-Shuhadaa (Martyrs) complex in a southern suburb of the capital Beirut on Oct. Islamic years are followed by “H,” for Hijra, or “AH,” for the Latin term Anno Hegirae, meaning “in the year of Hijra.” This Hijri New Year marks the start of the Islamic year 1438 AH. In 2016, for most Islamic countries and communities, it falls on Monday, Oct. The Islamic calendar is 11 or 12 days shorter than the solar-based Gregorian calendar. The Islamic New Year begins with the sighting of the new moon at sunset, marking the start of Muharram, thus the date changes each year. Thus Hijra marks the beginning of Islam as a community. Later Mohammad gained enough adherents to return and conquer Mecca. He was joined on the Hijra by many followers traveling north to what was then Abyssinia, where they could safely practice their religion. Muhammad was fleeing persecution from the ruling Quraysh tribe of Mecca, who increasingly viewed him and his claims of prophethood as a threat. The journey is known as the Hijra (migration) and began the first Islamic year in 622 AD. The Islamic New Year, or Hijri New Year, commemorates the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina. Muharram is the second holiest month after Ramadan and, like other Islamic celebrations, its dates vary from year to year. Muslims across the world have already been marking the Islamic New Year, the beginning of the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Women take part in a parade to celebrate Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calender, in the Tak Bai district of Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat on Oct.
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