Quiz 27 – What is the significance of the month of Muharram in Islam?

Quiz 27 – What is the significance of the month of Muharram in Islam?

Options are:

A) Month of Ramadan fasting

B) The month of Hajj

C) The month of the Prophet’s birth

D) Sacred month, including the Day of Ashura

Correct Answer is :

D) Sacred month, including the Day of Ashura.

Description:

Muharram is one of the four sacred months in Islam. The 10th day, known as Ashura, commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and is also observed in remembrance of the historical significance.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said, “The best fasting after Ramadan is in the month of Allah, Muharram.” (Muslim 1163)