Learn about the significance and virtues of the Day of Ashura in Islam. Discover the historical context, rewards, and recommended practices for fasting on Ashura and Tasu'a.
The virtues of observing voluntary fasts during the following days: six days of Shawwal, first ten days of Dhul-Hijjah and the month of Muharram.
Muharram is the first month of the Islamic, Hijrah calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which Allah says, “The number of months in the sight of Allah are twelve (in a year). So ordained by Him the day He created the heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred: That