Key Historical Events of Muharram
1st Muharram, 24 AH
The second Caliph of the Muslims, Sayyidunā ʿUmar al-Fārūq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ was martyred on this day.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madina Muharram al-Harām 1438 to 1442 AH and the two-volume book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Faizan-e-Farūq-e-‘Azam.)
2nd Muharram, 200 AH
This marks the death anniversary of Sayyidunā Maʿrūf al-Karkhī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439 AH and read p. 67 of Maktaba-tul-Madinah’s book Sharh Shajarah Qadiriyyah Razawiyyah.)
5th Muharram, 664 AH
This date marks the demise of the acclaimed saint and Sufi master, Bāba Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj Shakar رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439, 1440 AH and read the book Faizan Baba Farid Ganj Shakar" of Maktaba-tul-Madinah.)
10th Muharram, 61 AH
This day, known as ʿĀshūra, marks the tragedy of Karbala in which the Prophet’s grandson, Imam Ḥusayn رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, was martyred along with several of his relatives and followers.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439 to 1442AH and the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Sawanih Karbala.)
14th Muharram, 1402 AH
Death anniversary of Imam Ahmad Raza Khan’s son and the Grand Mufti of Hind in his time, Mufti Muhammad Mustafa Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439 AH and read the book Jahan-e-Mufti A’zam Hind.)
18th Muharram, 1427 AH.
Death anniversary of the exegete (mufassir) and member of Dawat-e-Islami’s Central Executive Committee, Hafiz Mufti Muhammad Farūq Attari رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439, 1440 AH and the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Mufti-e-Dawat-e-Islami.)
28th Muharram, 832 AH.
The death anniversary of Makhdūm Sayyid Ashraf Jahāngir Simnānī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439 AH.)
Muharram, 14 or 15 AH
During the Caliphate of Sayyidunā ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, 10,000 Muslims fought against more than 100,000 enemies in the battle of Qādisiyya. Allah Almighty granted the Muslims victory.
(For more information read the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Faizan-e-Farūq-e-Azam, 2/668 to 676.)
Muharram 14AH
Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq’s father, Sayyidunā Abū Quḥāfa ʿUthmān ibn ʿĀmir passed away رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُما
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439 AH and book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Faizan-e-Siddīq--e-Akbar, p. 63, 64, 75.)
Muharram 16 AH
This marks the passing away of Sayyidatunā Māriya al-Qibṭiyya رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ عَنْهَا. She was a servant of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.
(For more information read Mahnama Faizan-e-Madinah Muharram al-Harām 1439AH, 1440 AH and read the book of Maktaba-tul-Madinah, Seerat e Mustafa, p. 685.)
May Allah Almighty have mercy on them and forgive us without accountability for their sake!
اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّیْن صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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