𝙈𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙢, 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑎ℎ,

 The month of Allah Muharram is a great and blessed month. It is the first month of the Hijri year and is one of the sacred months concerning which 

Allah says 

(interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the number of months with Allah is twelve months (in a year), so was it ordained by Allah on the Day when He created the heavens and the earth; of them four are Sacred, (i.e. the 1st, the 7th, the 11th and the 12th months of the Islamic calendar). That is the right religion, so wrong not yourselves therein.

[Soorat at-Tawbah 9:36]

❗️It was narrated from Abu Bakrahرضى الله عنه from the Prophet ﷺ: 

" The year is twelve months, of which four are sacred: three consecutive months, Dhu al-Qa‘dah, Dhu al-Hijjah and Muharram, and Rajab of Mudar which comes between Jumaada and Sha‘baan.”

Narrated by al-Bukhaari (2958)

🔸Muharram is so called because it is a sacred (muharram) month; this further emphasizes its sanctity. 

🔹It was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said, concerning the words of Allah “so wrong not yourselves therein” 

[Soorat at-Tawbah 9:36]

(The command not to wrong yourself) applies in all months, then Allah singled out four months and made them sacred, and emphasised their sanctity, and He made sin during these months more grave, and He made righteous deeds and the reward thereof greater. 

🟧End quote from Tafseer Ibn Katheer رحمه الله, commentary on Soorat at-Tawbah verse 36