muharram facts

For more information on Ashurah and the New Year, you can check out:

Sunni Path: Fiqh of Islamic Months: The Month of Muharram
New Islamic Directions: The Blessings of the Day of Ashura by Imam Zaid Shakir

along with a number of Ashurah/Muharram links over at Scatterbrained Soonee Sister's entry: Welcome Muharram 1429

happy new year (it's 1429 y'all)

(see also ashurah 1428) InshaAllah, in a day or so, I'll put another such post together for this year.