Eating Food Specifically Made for Aashooraa

Q.  Is it permissible to eat the food cooked in Aashooraa? They say that these foods are made for Allah’s sake but its reward is for Al-Hussein, may Allah be pleased with him. It will be embarrassing if I do not accept this food. It may even expose me to danger. A. Praise be to…

The Sacred Month of Muharram

Muharram is the month with which the Muslims begin their lunar (Hijra) calendar. It is one of the four sanctified months about which the Qur’an says, إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْراً فِي كِتَـبِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَوَت وَالاٌّرْضَ مِنْهَآ أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ “Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in…