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Date varies. January 14, 2012 Shia Muslims finish the trek to Hussein Mosque in Karbala This week an estimated 9 million people gathered in the city of Karbala to remember the death of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and one of the holiest figures of Islam since its founder. Forty days ago Shiite Muslims began a period of remembrance for the third Imam, who was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE. After being released …Read more 
December 15, 2011 Battle of Karbala Ashura (aka Ashoura) means 10th. Ashura falls on the 10th day of Muharram, the first month of the New Year. Fasting, though not obligatory during Muharram, is highly encouraged on this date. Ashura is observed by both Shi’a and Sunni Muslims throughout the world, although for varying reasons. These differences give insight to the both commonalities and the conflicts between the two branches of Islam. Ashura is one of the most …Read more December 13 His Highness the Aga Khan has been the Imam of the Shia Ismaili for over fifty years. The Ismaili are the second largest group of Shia in the world. At age 20 he was chosen by his grandfather to succeed him rather than his father or uncle. Wrote his grandfather, Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan: “In view of the fundamentally altered conditions in the world in very recent years due to the great changes that have taken …Read more 
~ November 26, 2011~ November 14, 2012~ November 3, 2013 Happy New Year! What’s that? No party hats? No noise makers, or funny glasses with “1432″ on them? Nope, the Islamic New Year is a time of reflection and reverence, not outward celebration. The name Muharram itself–the first month of the Hijra calendar–means “holy” or “forbidden”. Muharram is one of the four “sacred” months (not including Ramadan), during which certain acts are forbidden. “…the one that keeps a …Read more ~ November 26, 2011 ~ November 14, 2012 ~ November 3, 2013 Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. But you won’t find fireworks displays or any celebrations akin to both Western and Eastern New Year traditions. On the first day of the year Muslims reflect upon the Hijra–the Prophet Muhammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE. Muharram procession. (Chan'ad Bahraini) The Hijra is considered the beginning of the Islamic calendar; …Read more 
November 6
Nope, this has little to do with the environmental movement. Green here signifies the religion of Islam, and the March in question was led by Moroccans protesting Spain’s continued occupation of the Western Sahara (then Spanish Sahara) well into the 1970s. The Green March was orchestrated by Morocco’s King Hasan II who emphasized Western Sahara’s long-standing ties with his country. In 1975, faced with growing international opposition and fighting within the territory, Spain …Read more “There is no deed more precious in the sight of Allah, nor greater in reward, than a good deed done during the ten days of Sacrifice.” Prophet Mohammad reported by Ibn Abbas [Published Dec. 9, 2008] It brings me great joy to write about Eid al-Adha today. Not just because it’s one of the holiest days of Islam, and one of only two Eids (Festivals). It’s also because Eid al-Adha is the first holiday I wrote about …Read more November 5 (+/- 1), 2011 The Muslim prophet Ibrahim (Abraham in Judeo-Christian tradition) is one of the most remarkable figures in religious history. He is the father of three great religions, the first to believe in one God, and his tales are recounted by all three faiths. Eid al-Adha, the holiest feast of the Muslim calendar, marks the end of the annual pilgrimage (Hajj.) Eid Al-Adha begins on the tenth day of Dhu’l-Hijja and lasts four days. It …Read more |
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