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Muharram meaning

  1. The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Mohammed.
  2. A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.

Synonyms of Muharram

moharram muharrum islamic calendar month

Related words

Other words often associated with Muharram or its synonyms:

month

Using Muharram

  • The main meaning on this page is: The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Mohammed. | A Shiite festival held during its first ten days; Ashura.
  • Useful related words include: moharram, muharrum, islamic calendar month.
  • In the example corpus, muharram often appears in combinations such as: of muharram, annual muharram, calendar muharram.

Context around Muharram

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

annual 2× calendar 2× grand 1× making 1×

Often after:

processions 2× procession 2× vehicular 1× congregation 1× 1445 1× rituals 1× starting 1× equal 1×

Sentence patterns with Muharram

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

day of muharram on wednesday 1× grand muharram procession being 1× hijjah and muharram 1× islamic calendar muharram 1445 1× islamic calendar muharram is a 1× june making muharram equal to 1× maatam of muharram at home 1× month of muharram which is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bengaluru traffic regulations 1× borno has declared 1× do maatam of 1× grand muharram procession 1× he also noted 1× in september authorities 1×

Common sentence endings:

anjuman e imamia 1× battle of karbala 1× calendar muharram 1445 1× diesel in pakistan 1× equal to nisan 1× equivalent to nisan 1×

Words around Muharram

Just before it in the word index:

muhara 6 muhannad 3 muhanna 4 muhanga 6 muhandis 32 muhamnadu 2

Just after it in the word index:

muharraq 2 muharrem 10 muharukua 2 muhc 15 muhd 4 muheria 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaditya 24 aardman 24 abbess 24 abbo 24 abena 24 aberg 24

Corpus analysis for Muharram

  • In this selection, "muharram" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, annual, calendar, grand, processions, procession and vehicular stand out and add context to how "muharram" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include day of muharram on wednesday and grand muharram procession being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "muharram" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with muharram

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Muharram is coming in September. (5 words)

Do Maatam of Muharram at home. (6 words)

Grand Muharram procession being taken out in Jammu on Friday. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Bengaluru traffic regulations for Muharram: Vehicular movements on select areas of Hosur Road in Bengaluru will be halted from 11 am to 6.30 pm on Tuesday, in the wake of the annual Muharram congregation and procession conducted by Anjuman-E-Imamia. (42 words)

On every Ashura, the 10th day of the Muslim calendar month of Muharram (which is on September 10 this year), millions of Muslims across the world commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, in the Battle of Karbala. (42 words)

The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is a mourning period in remembrance of Imam Husain-Prophet Muhammad's grandson and his family and companions who were martyred by Yazid in Karbala (Iraq) in 680 AD. (37 words)

Example sentences (18)

Bengaluru traffic regulations for Muharram: Vehicular movements on select areas of Hosur Road in Bengaluru will be halted from 11 am to 6.30 pm on Tuesday, in the wake of the annual Muharram congregation and procession conducted by Anjuman-E-Imamia.

Borno has declared Wednesday as public holiday to mark the beginning of the new Islamic Calendar, Muharram 1445.

In the 1920s, the Dogras ordered that Muharram processions should be wrapped up before sunrise, citing тАЬShia-Sunni tensionsтАЭ.

One of the other Muharram rituals in South Khorasan province is Bil Zani.

The 36-year-old elephant belonging to the Shri Shaila Mutt Devanagere in Karnataka will travel through the city with the Bibi ka Alam standards on the 10th day of Muharram on Wednesday.

Do Maatam of Muharram at home.

He also noted that no Ashura rallies will be held on the tenth of Muharram.

The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is a mourning period in remembrance of Imam Husain-Prophet Muhammad's grandson and his family and companions who were martyred by Yazid in Karbala (Iraq) in 680 AD.

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Even in the somberness of Muharram and the pomp and gusto of Ganesh Chaturthi, there is communal harmony in Telangana.

In September, authorities banned the annual Muharram processions that mark the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson.

Muharram is coming in September.

On every Ashura, the 10th day of the Muslim calendar month of Muharram (which is on September 10 this year), millions of Muslims across the world commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad, in the Battle of Karbala.

On the occasion of Muharram on Tuesday, the cost of a litre of milk was more than a litre of petrol or diesel in Pakistan.

Grand Muharram procession being taken out in Jammu on Friday.

The Muharram procession created by J.S. Sridhar Rao at Mysore, The Humayun’s Tomb, Two portraits of a Bibi, Qutub Minar were few of the miniatures on show.

The forbidden months were four months during which fighting is forbidden, listed as Rajab and the three months around the pilgrimage season, Dhu al-Qa‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, and Muharram.

This equates to Sunday, 9 May and points to Muharram starting on 18 March, again equivalent to Nisan.

This would equate to 2 June, making Muharram equal to Nisan.

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Common combinations with muharram

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "muharram" in a sentence?
An example: "Bengaluru traffic regulations for Muharram: Vehicular movements on select areas of Hosur Road in Bengaluru will be halted from 11 am to 6.30 pm on Tuesday, in the wake of the annual Muharram congregation and procession conducted by Anjuman-E-Imamia." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "muharram" from authentic English texts.
What does "muharram" mean?
Muharram means: The first month of the Islamic calendar, when many Islamic communities hold a festival commemorating the deaths of the grandsons of Mohammed.
What are synonyms of "muharram"?
Common synonyms of "muharram" include: moharram, muharrum, islamic calendar month.
How many example sentences with "muharram" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "muharram", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.