25 Muharram Quotes and Wishes to Share
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The Islamic calendar is a fully lunar calendar with 12 months, each month containing 29 or 30 days. The year kicks off with a sacred month by the name of Muharram. Literally, the Arabic word “Muharram” means “that which is made sacred.” A sacred month in Islam is a month in which fighting is prohibited to allow for peace. In Islam, salvation is earned through one’s own hard work. Each person has a balance of their own good deeds and sins based on their intentions and actions. In sacred months, good deeds are multiplied and weigh more heavily, but similarly so do sins; sins are considered more serious in sacred months. You can learn more about Islamic months in our explainers on everything to know about Ramadan and the date of Eid al-Adha.
The other significance of Muharram is a day called Ashura. Ashura means the “tenth” and it refers to the tenth day of the month. On this day, it’s believed the Prophet Moses and his people were saved from Pharaoh by the splitting of the sea. For this reason (before it was decreed in the Quran to fast during the month of Ramadan), Prophet Muhammad used to fast on the 10th of Muharram. To this day, some Muslims might fast on the 10th of Muharram — however, it is optional.
Muharram also marks the month of past political unrest and it is the month in which Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussain, was martyred. His martyrdom is an event that is particularly commemorated by Shia Muslims. This may be done in Shia communities through congregational gatherings and an overall practice of mourning and sadness.
What is Muharram?
Muharram is the first Islamic month on the 12 month Islamic lunar calendar. Its date changes every year on the solar Gregorian calendar. It moves back about 10 days each year, taking place that much earlier than the year before on the solar calendar. This means that it shifts throughout seasons as well.
Why is Muharram so special?
Muharram is an Arabic word that translates to mean "that which is made sacred." It is a sacred month on the Islamic calendar. It is also the first month on the Islamic calendar, kicking off the new Hijri year — the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar.
According to Islamic law, there are four sacred months, or Ashurul Hurum, in an Islamic year. This is stated in the Quran:
“God decrees that there are twelve months — ordained in God’s Book on the Day when He created the heavens and earth — four months of which are sacred: this is the correct calculation.”
— 9:36
Ramadan is a popular and holy month, but not a sacred month. The four sacred months are: Muharram, Rajab, Dhul-Qaddah, and Dhul-Hijjah. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, Rajab is the third month, Dhul-Qaddah is the eleventh month and Dhul-Hijjah is the twelfth and final month. Dhul-Hijjah is the month in which Eid al-Adha takes place. Three of the four sacred months are consecutive and one month (Rajab) is stand-alone.
How do people observe Muharram?
Today, some highly practicing Muslims around the world might observe Muharram with an optional fast on the 10th day. In addition, for Shia Muslims, Muharram is a time of mourning. The grandson of Prophet Muhammad was martyred in Muharram; an event that is commemorated with great emphasis in Shia congregations.
For family members, friends, co-workers, or loved ones celebrating Muharram, here are 25 Happy Muharram 2023 wishes to share in honor of the Islamic New Year:
Muharram Quotes Greetings and Messages
Wishing you a blessed Islamic year!
May this Islamic year find you in the best of faith and health.
May God allow you to enter this new year in faith and security.
May we be closer to God in this new Islamic year.
Hope you get everything you wish for in this new year.
Have a safe and blessed Muharram.
May God keep us steadfast on the right path this year and always.
Wishing you peace, love, and joy.
Happy Islamic New Year!
May this year be better than the last.
All praise and thanks to Allah for allowing us to live the past year.
May we start off our new year with the remembrance of Allah.
Wishing you well-being this year.
May this new year be filled with God’s Divine gifts for you!
Happy start to a new Islamic year!
May this lunar new year bring you peace, prosperity, and contentment.
Ending the year off well, and starting the new year off well. Alhamdulillah.
May you live and love in peace this year.
A new beginning and fresh start — happy new year!
Have a sacred Muharram.
May you reap all that this sacred month has to offer.
Have a safe Muharram.
May this sacred month and this new year bring you closer to Allah.
Another year, another opportunity to enjoy God’s blessings!
Have a blessed Hijri year!
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