Khammam June (Puvvada Nagendra Kumar Punnami District Reporter) Greetings on the occasion of Muharram, BJP minority leader Syed Mohinuddin said on this occasion that although the month of Muharram is the first and most sacred month according to the Islamic calendar, it is not a festival to be celebrated joyfully. He said that this month is considered a day of mourning and sacred as a symbol of the sacrifice made by Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the Battle of Karbala. Muharram is the first month of the Islamic New Year according to the Islamic Lunar Calendar. He said that this is considered the Islamic New Year. He said that on the tenth day of Muharram, Hazrat Imam Hussain and his family members sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Karbala in Ashura Khana while opposing injustice and injustice. He said that in Telugu states, Muharram is called the ‘Festival of Pirs’. During this time, the statues of the five Pirs are taken out in procession. They mourn and express their grief by remembering the sacrifice of Imam Hussain. He said that in this month, especially on the 10th, they observe special fasting on the day of Ashura.
