Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Muharram 2025: Dates, Significance and Observances
Muharram is a special month in the Islamic calendar.
It's like a time to remember important events.
It begins on June 27th, 2025, in India.
For some Muslims, it's a time to remember someone very important named Imam Hussain, who died a long time ago.
People might pray, fast, or come together to remember him.
For others, it is a time to fast and pray.
It's a month that brings people together to reflect and remember their faith.
Muharram begins on June 27, 2025, in India, according to the Masjid-e-Nakhoda Markazi Rooyat-e-Hilal Committee.
Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, will be observed on July 6.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and is considered the second-holiest month after Ramadan.
Shia Muslims mourn the death of Hazrat Imam Hussain during Muharram.
Sunni Muslims observe Muharram with fasting and prayer.
- Who
- Shia and Sunni Muslims.
- What
- Commemoration of Hazrat Imam Hussain's death and reflection on faith.
- When
- Muharram begins June 27, 2025; Ashura is on July 6, 2025.
- Where
- India
- Why
- To commemorate the death of Imam Hussain and reflect on faith.
Practices
Sunni View
Rituals
Practices
Mourning, processions, self-mortification.
Sunni View
Fasting and prayer.
- Event
- Muharram
- Start Date
- June 27, 2025 (India)
- Ashura Date
- July 6, 2025
- Significance
- Second holiest month after Ramadan
- Observances
- Mourning (Shia), fasting and prayer (Sunni)
- Key Figure
- Hazrat Imam Hussain
