Q & A on Muharram and Aashurah (9/11)

Another misconception about the month of Muharram is that it is an evil or unlucky month, for Sayyidina Husain(radhiyallahu anhu) was martyred in it. It is for this misconception that people avoid holding marriage ceremonies in the month of Muharram. This is again a baseless concept which is contrary to the express teachings of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. Such superstitions have been totally negated by the Prophet (Sallallahu Alaiyhi Wassallam). If the death of an eminent person in a particular day renders that day unlucky for all times to come, one can hardly find a day, free from this bad luck, out of 365 days of the whole year, because each and every day has a history of the demise of some eminent person. The Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet (Sallallaho Alaihi Wassallam) have made us free from such superstitious beliefs, and they should deserve no attention.