The month of Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar, reckoned from the date of the Hijra, Muhammad’s arrival in Yathrib – Medina – to establish the Muslim community in exile from Mecca. Not exactly a holiday, but a milestone, and an invitation to ponder the significance of that historical event.
Image: Ceramic tile depicting the great mosque in Medina, Louvre Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Matters of Interpretation 