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Muharram (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which warfare is forbidden. For Shia Muslims, Muharram is a period of intense mourning and remembrance that commemorates the Battle of Karbala, in which Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and most of his male relatives and companions were killed by the forces of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I on the tenth day of the month, known as Ashura. Over the centuries, the observances of Muharram have travelled far from their origins at Karbala and have developed into a significant set of rituals with profound social, political, cultural, and artistic dimensions (Chelkowski, 2010). This event is central to Shia religious identity and practice, with rituals during Muharram serving to express grief, reaffirm loyalty to Husayn, and reflect on themes of sacrifice and justice.Continue ...

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+'''Muharram''' (Arabic: ٱلْمُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year in which warfare is forbidden. For [[Shia Islam|Shia]] Muslims, Muharram is a period of intense mourning and remembrance that commemorates the [[Battle of Karbala]], in which [[Husayn ibn Ali]], the grandson of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]], and most of his male relatives and companions were killed by the forces of the Umayyad caliph, Yazid I on the tenth day of the month, known as [[Ashura]]. Over the centuries, the observances of Muharram have travelled far from their origins at Karbala and have developed into a significant set of rituals with profound social, political, cultural, and artistic dimensions (Chelkowski, 2010). This event is central to Shia religious identity and practice, with rituals during Muharram serving to express grief, reaffirm loyalty to Husayn, and reflect on themes of sacrifice and justice.[[Month of Muharram|'''Continue
-'''The Friday prayer''' (Arabic: صَلاة الجُمُعَة) is a congregational prayer with two rak'as, prayed in the Friday noon instead of the noon prayer, there are two sermons said by Imam of Friday prayer who also leads the prayer. Most of the Shi'a jurists consider praying the Friday prayer, in the time of the occultation of Imam al-Mahdi (a), as an disjunctive obligation.
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-In Qur'an 62, the importance of the Friday prayer is stated; also in hadith the Friday prayer is referred to as the "hajj of the poor" and leaving it causes the hypocrisy and difficulties in the one's life.
-Holding the Friday prayer is one of the signs of the unity of the Islamic society and it is necessary to be held congregational. Considering the political and social content of the sermons, the Friday prayer is a worship which has also a political and social importance.
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