When is Muharram 2022
Muharram 2022
Saturday, July 30, 2022
When is Muharram 2023
Muharram 2023
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Why we celebrate Muharram?
Muharram is the month from which the Muslims begin the lunar calendar of the Hijra. This month, as well as other sacred, is written in the Koran. Muharram, after Ramadan, is considered the most sacred. The word “Muharram” means “forbidden”. Since the Islamic calendar is lunar, Muharram moves every year from year to year as compared to the Gregorian calendar.
What Do People Do?
During the period of Muharram, Shi’a Muslims perform different actions. They respect Muharram as the month in which the martyr Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and Ali’s son, died in the battle of Kerbal.
They mourn Hussein ibn Ali and abstain from joy. Unlike Sunni Muslims, Shiites do not fast on the 10th day of Muharram.
How to Celebrate Muharram?
Muslim Shiites mourning in Muharram the death of Imam Hussein and his family. During this period, it is necessary to respect the sacrifice of the martyrs, praying in abundance and refraining from joys.
Here is a list of the 12 months of the Islamic Calender, with Name and Meaning
Muḥarram (مُحَرَّم) Meaning: forbidden
Ṣafar (صَفَر) Meaning: void
Rabī‘ al-awwal (رَبيع الأوّل) Meaning: the first spring
Rabī‘ ath-thānī (رَبيع الثاني) Meaning: the second spring
Jumādá al-ūlá (جُمادى الأولى) Meaning: the first of parched land
Jumādá al-ākhirah (جُمادى الآخرة) Meaning: the last of parched land
Rajab (رَجَب) Meaning: respect, honour
Sha‘bān (شَعْبان) Meaning: scattered
Ramaḍān (رَمَضان) Meaning: burning heat
Shawwāl (شَوّال) Meaning: raised
Dhū al-Qa‘dah (ذو القعدة) Meaning: the one of truce/sitting
Dhū al-Ḥijjah (ذو الحجة) Meaning: the one of pilgrimage
Muharram Observances
List of dates for other years
| Weekday | Date | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 30 July | 2022 | Muharram |
| Wednesday | 19 July | 2023 | Muharram |
| Monday | 08 July | 2024 | Muharram |
| Thursday | 26 June | 2025 | Muharram |
Muharram Video
Muharram Cards
List of Common Holidays in 2022
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| January 2022 | ||
| Jan 1 - Tues | New Year's Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Jan 6 - Sun | Epiphany 2022 | Christian |
| Jan 7 - Mon | Orthodox Christmas Day 2022 | Orthodox Christian |
| Jan 14 - Mon | Orthodox New Year 2022 | Orthodox Christian |
| Jan 15 - Tues | Makar Sankranti 2022 | Hindu |
| Jan 21 - Mon | Tu B'Shevat 2022 | Jewish |
| Jan 21 - Mon | Martin Luther King Day 2022 | National holiday |
| February 2022 | ||
| Feb 1 - Fri | National Freedom Day 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 1 - Fri | National Wear Red Day 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 2 - Sat | Groundhog Day 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 5 - Tues | Chinese New Year 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 12 - Tues | Lincoln's Birthday 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 14 - Thurs | Valentine's Day 2022 | Observance |
| Feb 18 - Mon | Presidents' Day - Washington's Birthday 2022 | National holiday |
| March 2022 | ||
| Mar 1 - Fri | Read Across America Day 2022 | Observance |
| Mar 1 - Fri | Employee Appreciation Day 2022 | Observance |
| Mar 5 - Tues | Maha Shivaratri 2022 | Hindu |
| Mar 5 - Tues | Mardi Gras 2022 | Christian |
| Mar 6 - Wed | Lent 2019 | Christian |
| Mar 6 - Wed | Ash Wednesday 2022 | Christian |
| Mar 10 - Sun | Daylight Saving Time - begins 2022 | Daylight Saving |
| Mar 17 - Sun | St. Patrick's Day 2022 | Observance |
| Mar 20 - Wed | Spring/Fall - March equinox 2022 | Season |
| Mar 21 - Thur | Purim 2022 | Jewish |
| Mar 21 - Thurs | Holi 2022 | Hindu |
| April 2022 | ||
| Apr 1 - Mon | April Fools' Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 3 - Wed | Isra and Mi'raj 2022 | Muslim |
| Apr 13 - Sat | Thomas Jefferson Birthday 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 14 - Sun | Rama Navami 2022 | Hindu |
| Apr 14 -Sun | Palm Sunday 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 15 - Mon | Tax Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 16 - Tues | National Library Workers Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 18 - Thurs | Maundy Thursday 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 19 - Fri | Good Friday 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 20 - Sat | Holy Saturday 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 20 - Sat | Passover - Starts 2022 | Jewish |
| Apr 21 - Sun | Laylat al Bara'at 2022 | Muslim |
| Apr 21 - Sun | Easter 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 21 - Sun | Earth Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 22 - Mon | Easter Monday 2022 | Christian |
| Apr 24 - Wed | Administrative Professionals Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 25 - Thurs | Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 26 - Fri | Orthodox Good Friday 2022 | Orthodox Christian |
| Apr 26 - Fri | Arbor Day 2022 | Observance |
| Apr 27 - Sat | Passover - Final Day 2022 | Jewish |
| Apr 28 - Sun | Orthodox Easter 2022 | Orthodox Christian |
| May 2022 | ||
| May 1 - Wed | May Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 2 - Thur | Yom Hashoah 2022 | Jewish |
| May 2 - Thurs | National Day of Prayer 2022 | Observance |
| May 5 - Sun | Cinco de Mayo 2022 | Observance |
| May 6 - Mon | National Nurses Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 6 - Mon | Ramadan starts 2022 | Muslim |
| May 12 - Sun | Mothers' Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 15 - Wed | Peace Officers Memorial Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 18 - Sat | Armed Forces Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 22 - Wed | National Maritime Day 2022 | Observance |
| May 23 - Thurs | Lag BaOmer 2022 | Jewish |
| May 27 - Mon | Memorial Day 2022 | National holiday |
| May 30 - Thurs | Ascension Day 2022 | Christian |
| Jun 1 - Sat | Laylat al Qadr 2022 | Muslim |
| June 2022 | ||
| Jun 1 - Sat | Laylat al Qadr 2022 | Muslim |
| Jun 5 - Wed | Eid al-Fitr 2022 | Muslim |
| Jun 6 - Thurs | D-Day 2022 | Observance |
| Jun 9 - Sun | Shavuot 2022 | Jewish |
| Jun 9 - Sun | Pentecost 2022 | Christian |
| Jun 10 - Mon | Whit Monday 2022 | Christian |
| Jun 14 - Fri | Flag Day 2022 | Observance |
| Jun 16 - Sun | Fathers' Day 2022 | Observance |
| Jun 20 - Thurs | Corpus Christi 2022 | Christian |
| Jun 21 - Fri | Summer/Winter Solstice 2022 | Season |
| July 2022 | ||
| Jul 4 - Thurs | Rath Yatra 2022 | Hindu |
| Jul 4 - Thurs | 4th of July - Independence Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Jul 28 - Sun | Parents Day 2022 | Observance |
| August 2022 | ||
| Aug 4 - Sun | Friendship Day 2022 | Observance |
| Aug 11 - Sun | Day of Arafat 2022 | Muslim |
| Aug 11 - Sun | Tisha B'Av 2022 | Jewish |
| Aug 11 - Sun | Eid al-Adha 2022 | Muslim |
| Aug 14 - Wed | Raksha Bandhan 2022 | Hindu |
| Aug 15 - Thurs | Assumption of Mary 2022 | Christian |
| Aug 19 - Mon | National Aviation Day 2022 | Observance |
| Aug 21 - Wed | Senior Citizens Day 2022 | Observance |
| Aug 23 - Fri | Krishna Janmashtami 2022 | Hindu |
| Aug 26 - Mon | Women's Equality Day 2022 | Observance |
| Aug 31 - Sat | Muharram 2022 | Muslim |
| September 2022 | ||
| Sept 2 - Mon | Ganesh Chaturthi 2022 | Hindu |
| Sep 2 - Mon | Labor Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Sep 8 - Sun | National Grandparents Day 2022 | Observance |
| Sep 10 - Tues | Ashura 2022 | Muslim |
| Sep 11 - Wed | Patriot Day 2022 | Observance |
| Sep 17 - Tues | Constitution Citizenship Day 2022 | Observance |
| Sep 23 - Mon | Fall/ Spring - September equinox 2022 | Season |
| Sept 29 - Sun | Navratri 2022 | Hindu |
| Sept 30 - Mon | Rosh Hashana 2022 | Jewish |
| October 2022 | ||
| Oct 7 - Mon | Child Health Day 2022 | Observance |
| Oct 7 - Mon | Dussehra 2022 | Hindu |
| Oct 9 - Wed | Leif Erikson 2022 | Observance |
| Oct 9 - Wed | Yom Kippur 2022 | Jewish |
| Oct 14 - Mon | Sukkot 2022 | Jewish |
| Oct 14 - Mon | Columbus Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Oct 16 - Wed | Boss's Day 2022 | Observance |
| Oct 21 - Mon | Shemini Atzeret 2022 | Jewish |
| Oct 22 - Tues | Simchat Torah 2022 | Jewish |
| Oct 27 - Sun | Diwali 2022 | Hindu |
| Oct 31 - Thurs | Halloween 2022 | Observance |
| November 2022 | ||
| Nov 1 - Fri | All Saints' Day 2022 | Christian |
| Nov 2 - Fri | All Souls Day 2022 | Christian |
| Nov 3 - Sun | Daylight Saving Time - ends 2022 | Daylight Saving |
| Nov 10 - Sun | The Prophet's Birthday 2022 | Muslim |
| Nov 11 - Mon | Veterans Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Nov 28 - Thurs | Thanksgiving Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Nov 29 - Fri | Black Friday 2022 | Observance |
| December 2022 | ||
| Dec 2 - Mon | Cyber Monday 2022 | Observance |
| Dec 1 - Sun | Advent 2022 | Christian |
| Dec 6 - Fri | St Nicholas Day 2022 | Christian |
| Dec 7 - Sat | Pearl Harbor Remebrance Day 2022 | Observance |
| Dec 17 - Tues | Wright Brothers Day 2022 | Observance |
| Dec 22 - Sun | Winter/Summer Solstice 2022 | Season |
| Dec 23 - Mon | Hanukkah/Chanukah - Starts 2022 | Jewish |
| Dec 24 - Tues | Christmas Eve 2022 | Christian |
| Dec 25 - Wed | Christmas Day 2022 | National holiday |
| Dec 26 - Thurs | Kwanzaa -thru Jan 1 2022 | Observance |
| Dec 30 - Mon | Hanukkah/Chanukah - Final Day 2022 | Jewish |
| Dec 31 - Tues | New Years Eve 2022 | Observance |
