Talk:Muharram

Unprofessional Language

I believe that this article has a very casual and unprofessional writing scheme and should be corrected. The grammar and spelling are also very poor and spelling and inconsistent. For example, Islam is spelled "islam" in the article. THis article is also biased and does not stay focused on the topic. --Coolsafe (talk) 20:35, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Doomsday

Doomsday...? Did the editor who added this reference mean Qiyamah? freestylefrappe 15:57, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

Poorly worded and somewhat extreme, and unsourced, better without. --Irishpunktom\^talk 21:34, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

In my opinion, the expression "Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H)," (meaning "Peace Be Upon Him"), which is a typical Muslim expression, is a biased POV in a secular encyclpedia.--213.140.6.119 10:33, 26 November 2006 (UTC) (User talk:Vermondo)

Significance for Jews

I am not sure what are the grounds for justification of this claim "It is, for example, related by the jews to the time of Moses when he crossed the Red Sea escaping from the Pharaoh. Sunni Muslims often fast on this sacred day"

The jewish calendar is different and predates Hijri calendar. There is no reason to believe that 10th of Muharram (if we go back to Moses time, coincided with the Jewish Festival being referred here. )Even if there was a time during which the date of Ashura clashed with this date, considering that the Hijri calendar moves by 10 days a year, the two days were probably different. This is like saying that since Christmas and Eid coincided in year X, muslim day of Eid is also the day when Christ was born

125.19.41.200 12:02, 22 January 2007 (UTC)Qasim

Please note; the day Prophet Moses crossed the Red Sea can be traced back and can be identified using a Hijri date converter. For example, if you inter the date "25 December 0000" into a Hirji date converter, it will work out for you what date it would have been in the Hijri calender, so in this example, in the Islamic calender, 25 December 0000 would have been "10 Jamazi Al-Avval -640". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.7.88.34 (talk) 11:31, 1 October 2010 (UTC)

Slashing

I was told that Muslims slash themselves with swords in parts of India and Pakistan during this month. The person who bleeds the most is considered the luckiest. Is this true? 165.124.95.43 20:00, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

No that nots true. The maatam ( not slashing )is done by oneself and not on each other. The maatam where you beat your chests with your hands and also whip your backs with chains and attached to them knives, is done in remembrance of Imam Hussains (A.S.) sacrifice to save the true islam. Imam and his family were martyrs of a very shameful war which was waged on them by Yazeed and his army.

Shias do maatam to prove to Imam that if they were there with him in that war, they would have given their blood and life to support him win that war. Zaheer Sayed

Extremism is everywhere. Not everyone does matam. Every person shows grief in different ways. Some channel their emotion through tears. Other cry out and beat their chests. This is genuine love. It is a human attibute. Nowhere is it said that you must beat yourself and anyone who tells you this wants you to stay away from learning about Kerbala. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.218.25.46 (talk) 02:14, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

POV in section "Muharram and Ashura"

The section Muharram and Ashura contains language that is strongly POV (e.g. "Between the true Islam and the Islam which the perpetrators like Yazeed and Shimr wanted"). In particular, even within Islam this section specifically adheres to the Shi'a point of view; see also Sunni view of Yazid I.  --Lambiam 20:25, 4 January 2010 (UTC)

Section is clear now. --Sayed Mohammad Faiz Haider^tc_s 06:58, 8 December 2010 (UTC)

ILOL PAHADIYA

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10th of Muharram

Content on the 10th of Muharram was posted at Wikiversity under permanent link https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=10th_of_Muharram&oldid=976887. It is unsourced, but may provide ideas for anyone wishing to extend this article. -- Dave Braunschweig (talk) 00:05, 27 April 2016 (UTC)

Some info

this month's name previously was Safar-l-Awwal. originally it was corresponding to hebrew Tishri. [compare: Yom Kippur/Ashura] Tabascofernandez (talk) 07:27, 6 July 2017 (UTC)

Inclusion of Imam Husayn and Karbala Tragedy Events in 'Muharram' Article"

The inclusion of expanded information on the events related to Imam Husayn and the Karbala Tragedy serves as a crucial enhancement to the article, providing readers with a better understanding of Muharram's significance in Islamic history. These historical occurrences offer valuable insights into the sacrifices and principles demonstrated during this sacred month. Removing this enriching content would diminish the article's comprehensiveness and hinder an inclusive portrayal of the observance.

Regarding minor disagreement concerning few terms deemed non-neutral, appropriate adjustments can be made to address the concerns. StarkReport (talk) 22:08, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

@StarkReport: Regarding your NPOV point: it is your responsibility to make your content POV-free. It cannot happen that you put gross POV and then discuss what should be done to make it NPOV. Make it NPOV in your sandbox or word document and then insert it here. Regarding your misrepresentation of the sources:

• Does Halm 1997 says that Husayn's caravan was blocked through treachery?
• Which of the 3 cited sources say that Ashura means 10th?
• Which of the sources say that Yazid's rule was tyrannical?
• Which one says that Husayn "stood for justice and righteousness"?
• Ditto on "humiliation and hardship". Copied response from talk page post.

AhmadLX-(Wikiposta) 22:04, 30 July 2023 (UTC)